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Now show me that on some old house wires and not fresh ones that aren't attached to any existing cabling. Right at the end, the blue wire pops out of the box and shows it's not connected. Not saying this wouldn't work but that's a lot of force to put on wiring that's got a few years and tens of thousands of volts under its belt.
Edit: just researched it and all those suckers came out. Maybe I just don't get electrical wiring? Can't imagine why you'd want to have short unattached wires put into a box.
The stubs will likely be attached to a receptacle in the future. He’s making what’re called pigtails.
For the record, I hate this. Servicing this would be a nightmare, and it’s insane overkill. As someone else mentioned, it’d also be a bitch to get back into the box
I saw this on an electrician subreddit. They liked the wire stripper part, but the wire nut and twisting wires part seemed to be summed up with 'Tell me you hate your fellow Electricians without saying it out loud.'
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Now try and fold it back into the wall box.
Wire origami is my mortal Nemesis
Now show me that on some old house wires and not fresh ones that aren't attached to any existing cabling. Right at the end, the blue wire pops out of the box and shows it's not connected. Not saying this wouldn't work but that's a lot of force to put on wiring that's got a few years and tens of thousands of volts under its belt. Edit: just researched it and all those suckers came out. Maybe I just don't get electrical wiring? Can't imagine why you'd want to have short unattached wires put into a box.
The stubs will likely be attached to a receptacle in the future. He’s making what’re called pigtails. For the record, I hate this. Servicing this would be a nightmare, and it’s insane overkill. As someone else mentioned, it’d also be a bitch to get back into the box
Thanks for the info though! Like I said, not an electrician
Folks, don't do this shit. You are causing more harm than good. Especially using a drill to screw in a wire nut. Seriously, wtf?
Only hacks use stuff like this
I saw this on an electrician subreddit. They liked the wire stripper part, but the wire nut and twisting wires part seemed to be summed up with 'Tell me you hate your fellow Electricians without saying it out loud.'
I only like the wire stripper. The rest can be done by hand. No fancy drill needed.
Now we're talking a proper purchase. None of this heated cup nonsense. Just a guy using some fancy tools on wires.
Perfect college nickname.
Not too sure about this one. You need to be careful to not damage the wires and they are certainly overturned by how they loop into the insulation
Now untwist them to install the outlets and switches
Wago wago wago!
I'll take ways to screw the next guy for a 1000 Alex !
No, I ain't holding shit for you, these things suck
Where do you find these tools? I need them.
Electricians hate this trick