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Form J-Hooks on Wires

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How to wire an outlet

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What happens here

After stripping the wires, create a small 'J-hook' bend at the end of each wire using your wire strippers or needle-nose pliers. For the white (neutral) wire, the J-hook should curve in the direction that the screw will turn when tightened (typically clockwise). For the black (hot) and green/bare (ground) wires, the J-hooks should also curve in the direction that will pull the wire tighter around the terminal screw as it is tightened.

Goal: Prepare wire ends for secure connection to the outlet terminals.

Tools and materials

  • Wire Strippers/Pliers — Bending the stripped wire ends into J-hooks
  • Stripped Electrical Wires — The prepared conductors for the outlet

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have to strip off of here. Get your wire cutter, strip it. Repeat that process for the black one. Once you have your wires stripped, now you're going to J-hook them. For your white one, I like to bring it towards me. For your black one, I'm going to bring it away from me. For your ground, I'm going to bring it away from me. When you look at your outlet, you're going to have a brass side and a silver side. This brass goes to your black, the silver goes to your white, and the

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