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connecting multi-strand to copper wire for lighting bob_monkhouse35 02-28-2008
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Posted by on February 28, 2008, 12:02 am
Does anyone know the best way to connect a multi-strand wire to copper
wire?
This is for a recessed light in the ceiling of our top floor hallway.
Therefore the housing for the light is going in the attic/roof. The
housing itself includes the multi-strand wire, that I have to connect
the copper wire to that is fed in from the light switch.

Right now, I have used the screw on cone shaped type connectors (I
forget what they're called ... merriates????) but the connection does
not look that good - the multi-strand wire seems to fray quite easily.

Thx!!

Posted by HaLiGoOn on February 28, 2008, 5:11 am
bob_monkhouse35@hotmail.com wrote in news:175c3cca-f7ae-4993-b394-
733aef4a7122@x30g2000hsd.googlegroups.com:

> Does anyone know the best way to connect a multi-strand wire to copper
> wire?
> This is for a recessed light in the ceiling of our top floor hallway.
> Therefore the housing for the light is going in the attic/roof. The
> housing itself includes the multi-strand wire, that I have to connect
> the copper wire to that is fed in from the light switch.
>
> Right now, I have used the screw on cone shaped type connectors (I
> forget what they're called ... merriates????) but the connection does
> not look that good - the multi-strand wire seems to fray quite easily.
>
> Thx!!
>

They are generically called "wire nuts".

You need to twist the stranded wire with your fingers to make it similar to
a solid wire, next lead off with the stranded wire before putting on the
wire nut. That is, put the stranded wire higher than the solid wire, then
twist on the wire nut.


Here is a similar description with a photo.

http://www.rd.com/familyhandyman/content/37173/

Posted by a on February 28, 2008, 10:01 am
HaLiGoOn wrote:
> bob_monkhouse35@hotmail.com wrote in news:175c3cca-f7ae-4993-b394-
> 733aef4a7122@x30g2000hsd.googlegroups.com:
>
>> Does anyone know the best way to connect a multi-strand wire to copper
>> wire?
>> This is for a recessed light in the ceiling of our top floor hallway.
>> Therefore the housing for the light is going in the attic/roof. The
>> housing itself includes the multi-strand wire, that I have to connect
>> the copper wire to that is fed in from the light switch.
>>
>> Right now, I have used the screw on cone shaped type connectors (I
>> forget what they're called ... merriates????) but the connection does
>> not look that good - the multi-strand wire seems to fray quite easily.
>>
>> Thx!!
>>
>
> They are generically called "wire nuts".
>

Not round here they're not. They're called "marrets".

a

Posted by a on February 28, 2008, 10:04 am
HaLiGoOn wrote:
> bob_monkhouse35@hotmail.com wrote in news:175c3cca-f7ae-4993-b394-
> 733aef4a7122@x30g2000hsd.googlegroups.com:
>
>> Does anyone know the best way to connect a multi-strand wire to copper
>> wire?
>> This is for a recessed light in the ceiling of our top floor hallway.
>> Therefore the housing for the light is going in the attic/roof. The
>> housing itself includes the multi-strand wire, that I have to connect
>> the copper wire to that is fed in from the light switch.
>>
>> Right now, I have used the screw on cone shaped type connectors (I
>> forget what they're called ... merriates????) but the connection does
>> not look that good - the multi-strand wire seems to fray quite easily.
>>
>> Thx!!
>>
>
> They are generically called "wire nuts".
>


Not round here they're not. They're called "marrettes".

a

Posted by RBM on February 28, 2008, 6:54 am

> Does anyone know the best way to connect a multi-strand wire to copper
> wire?
> This is for a recessed light in the ceiling of our top floor hallway.
> Therefore the housing for the light is going in the attic/roof. The
> housing itself includes the multi-strand wire, that I have to connect
> the copper wire to that is fed in from the light switch.
>
> Right now, I have used the screw on cone shaped type connectors (I
> forget what they're called ... merriates????) but the connection does
> not look that good - the multi-strand wire seems to fray quite easily.
>
> Thx!!

I believe the French word for wire nut is merat. You twist the stranded
wires around the solid wire in a clockwise rotation then twist the wire nut
on. Be sure you are using the correct size nut for the connection



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