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Master Electrician Teaches Son 2 ways how to Connect Stranded THHN wire to any Device, Thoughts?

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This project provides a detailed lesson from a Master Electrician on how to properly connect stranded THHN wire to electrical terminals, contrasting beginner methods with professional techniques. It covers a basic technique to prevent wire fraying, a 'workmanlike' practice of taping outlets, and the superior method of using ferrules with a specialized crimping tool for the most secure and professional connections.

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the difference between a quality electrician and a beginner electrician, right? Here's two ways, guys, that I would do this. If I want to attach this wire to this screw, what I don't want to do is this. You see how it frays apart? So, I'm going to share with you a little trick that I do. Instead of stripping it like that, what I like to do is come way down. I'll come down even more, make my little strip, and then I'm going to carefully pull it away. So, I've created See how I created that? And now I have this jacket on the end. Ah. Look at that, guys. Yes, you're going to have the little tail sticking off, but so what? You don't want to cut the tail off, you want to leave it on there. So, this is a little bit long, but for demonstration purposes, this is how I would do it. Now, this is what you would do in a pinch. Last thing I would want to do is what? >> Looks pretty good to me. I'll give you a little tip. Tape it. Two layers of tape. Is that mandatory or is that not? >> It's not mandatory, it's workmanlike. There's a difference between code and workmanlike. What's required and workmanlike. But now, I'm going to show you the exceptional way to do it, professional way to do it. What I would do is put on a ferrule. What's a ferrule? This is a ferrule. Oh, I see. This is only for stranded. Yeah, it's for stranded wire. Any quality control panel, any quality panel that you see, you'll always see ferrules on there. So, this just slips over the end of the wire. >> ferrule And then you use a tool like this. This is a specialty crimping tool. Okay. Nowadays with Amazon, everything is inexpensive. So, you could just put your ferrule on here and crimp it. Can I use my lineman's tool? No, you don't want to use your lineman's on a ferrule tool. Okay. You need that square Look at that beautiful crimp. You need that square crimp like that. >> And you put that on the terminal. Correct, you put that on the terminal. Look at that. Look how that fits in there. >> Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah, that's not going That is how it's done. That is the difference between a quality electrician and a beginner electrician, right? Someone who has the right tools with them

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