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Electrical wiring is an electrical installation of Electrical cable, cabling and associated devices such as switches, distribution boards, sockets, and light fittings in a structure.
Wiring is subject to safety standards for design and in ...
, a T-splice is a splice that is used for connecting the end of one wire
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to the middle of another wire, thus forming a shape like that of the letter "T". This splice can be used with solid or stranded wire
Overhead power cabling. The conductor consists of seven strands of steel (centre, high tensile strength), surrounded by four outer layers of aluminium (high conductivity). Sample diameter 40 mm
A wire is a flexible, round bar of metal. Wires a ...
s. The existing wire is called the main wire. The new wire that connects to the main wire is called the branch wire or tap wire. This is a prevalent junction type used in knob and tube wiring
Knob-and-tube wiring (sometimes abbreviated K&T) is an early standardized method of electrical wiring in buildings, in common use in North America from about 1880 to the 1930s. It consisted of single-insulated copper conductors run within wal ...
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See also
*Rat-tail splice
A rat-tail splice, also known as a twist splice or a pig-tail splice, is a basic electrical splice that can be done with both solid wire, solid and stranded wire. It is made by taking two or more bare wires and wrapping them together symmetry, s ...
* Western Union splice
The Western Union splice or lineman splice is a method of joining electrical cable, developed in the nineteenth century during the introduction of the telegraph and named for the Western Union telegraph company. This method can be used where the ...
* Wire wrap
Close-up of a wire-wrap connection
Typical wire wrap construction of crossbar_switch.html" ;"title="Bell System telephone crossbar switch">Bell System telephone crossbar switch. Some types of connection were soldered.
Wire wrap is an electron ...
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