VIRTUAL
DISCUSSION
TYPES OF ELECTRICAL WIRE SPLICES
Electrical wire splices in homes and industries
are used to tap, connect, and join strip wires that are
necessary to fix to supply the electricity on the wire
continuously. Performing this is one of our projects
in Electrical Works. It is a major thing to experience
as studying electrical courses to teach students how it
is done and its function in the real world and today,
their uses, and how it works.
The fundamental necessities of effective splice
includes making sure the wires are securely fastened
to each other even without solder and that they are
well soldered to avoid corrosion and short circuit.
Using linesman pliers, long-nose pliers, side cutter
pliers, and wires.
TYPES OF ELECTRICAL WIRE SPLICES
1. Western Union Long-Tie Splice ---
Used extensively for outside wiring. It
is done using two equal length of #14
solid wire that is twisted horizontally
to create a twisted loop. The remaining
untwisted wire is loop around the
other.
2. Western Union Short-Tie Splice ---
Widely used in interior wiring and is
done similar to western union long-tie
splice. The only difference is, it is done
in small length of twisted loop than
long-tie.
TYPES OF ELECTRICAL WIRE SPLICES
3. Tap or Tee Joint --- A very strong joint
occasionally used in practice, particularly
for temporary lighting system, where time
is not taken to solder joints. It will not
untwist even though a strain is place upon
it. Done by looping the solid wire into the
other to create a strong bond.
4. Small Aerial Tap Joint --- Mostly used on
outside work, or in locations where wires are
subjected to considerable movements. It is
done through looping wire to the other with
large gap on the first and second loop to serve
as a space when movement is needed. The rest
must be loop tightly.
TYPES OF ELECTRICAL WIRE SPLICES
5. Underwriter's Knot --- A knot made
in a lamp cord used to relieve the
strain on small wires and binding
screws at rose tics, sockets and male
plug. It is neither a joint nor a splice
that is done through creating a knot
using a soft wire to easily loop it.
6. Wrapped Tap or Tee Joint --- Used
on large solid conductors where a
heavy tap wire is difficult to wrap
around the main wire. Used strips of
stranded wires to wrap around the T-
formed solid wires to connect and
paste them together.
TYPES OF ELECTRICAL WIRE SPLICES
7. Terminating Fixture Joint --- Used to
join end run of the top conductor into
the lead fixture. Done by looping the
other wire into the hook formed wire.
8. Pig or Rat Tail Joint --- Used to
connect fixture lead to conductors and
to join conductors in outlet boxes.
Done by simply twisting two solid
wires together to form a rat tail like
joint.
TYPES OF ELECTRICAL WIRE SPLICES
9. Britania Splice --- Used in both interior
and exterior wiring where larger sizes of
wires are to be joined together or where
large wire connectors or pliers are not at
hand. Britania splices are done through
forming two wires into hook and wrap it
using strips of stranded wire.
10. Mc Entire Sleeve --- Used for
splicing telegraph line wires or copper
or steel telephone. Done through
twisting two unwrap wires then, wrap
the remaining wires and loop together.
TYPES OF ELECTRICAL WIRE SPLICES
11. Double Wrapped Cross Joint --- Used
where two tap conductors need to extend
away from the branch conductor in the
opposite direction. Double Wrapped is
somewhat similar to ordinary cross joint
but done through looping two wires
simultaneously to secure strength.
12. Ordinary cross joint - This is used
where two tap conductors are to
extend away from the branch
conductor in opposite direction.
TYPES OF ELECTRICAL WIRE SPLICES
13. Duplex Wire Splice --- Used in
conduit systems wherein duplex wires
are used. It is done by making two
western union small-tie splices
adjoining together side by side using
electrical tape.
14. Through Fixture Joint --- Used to
connect fixtures to branch wires in an
intermediate point. Through fixture
joints are made through using two
bended wires looping around the
remaining wires into the branch wire of
the each wires.
TYPES OF ELECTRICAL WIRE SPLICES
15. Multiple wrapped cable splice - is used
more extensively on small strand wires
and cables because these stands are more
pliable and may be wound together
without much difficulty. Large strands
are rigid and require considerable time in
making such a splice.
16. Split Cable Tap or Tee Joint - is used
where stranded cables or wire are tapped
to a through conductor. This joint is
stronger than the ordinary cable tap and
will not unwrap even though a strain is
placed upon it prior soldering
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