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The need to splice a few wires is a very common requirement in electronics and electrical situations ranging from in-progress prototype at the bench to the final assembled product. There are various ...

For those of us who started experimenting with electricity when we were very young, one of the essential first skills was learning how to twist wires together. It seems like there’s not much to learn, ...

Wire splicing and soldering is a basic skill that any DIYer can master—but it all starts with a solid connection between the two wires. That’s where the Lineman splice comes in. Connecting two wires ...

Littelfuse has announced the C&K SpaceSplice Series Wire Connecting Solution, designed to replace manual splicing processes in harsh environments. These connectors provide a standardised, easy-to-use, ...

Just because you can connect two wires together, it doesn’t mean that you should, but if you need to, then here’s how. Let me start out by cautioning the reader: Just because you can connect two wires ...

Don’t let short electrical wires cramp your DIY project. Splice in extra wire in a few seconds using easy push-in connectors. Electricians should leave at least six inches of wire in wall boxes, which ...

The ­American Boat and Yacht Council says that we can solder, but we must also use a mechanical connection. The thinking is that a ­soldered connection makes the wire brittle and, due to the natural ...

A while back, [Marius] was faced with a problem. A friend of his lives in the middle of a rainforest, and a microphone was attacked by a dirty, greasy rat. The cable was gnawed in half, and with it ...

Right now, my soldering iron is hot—about as hot as it ever gets. It’s a little 37-W iron, standard hobby-grade, with a 3/16-in. wide tip. I have two lengths of #12 stranded wire, so I will attempt to ...