Wire connectors packages show the minimum and maximum wires and sizes allowed. Wire connector size depends upon the wire gauges and number of wires connected together. Ideal Wire Connector Brochure - A complete guide of their wire connector products. Ideal Wire Range Chart - A two page quick reference for matching wire size, number of wires, and wire connector color code. Connector colors and sizes are are not the same within the industry, but they are similar to IDEAL’s connectors. IDEAL Industries provides information on their wire connectors including connector color coding that indicates size. IDEAL Industries first wire connector was called wire- nut®, and had become the trade name for any twist- on wire connector. Twist- on wire connectors are available in many different color- coded sizes to allow for different wire gauges and number of wires. IDEAL Industries brand twist- on wire connectors are the most commonly used and will be featured in this article. There are many types of wire connectors, the most common are twist- on. Wire connectors are used to connect two or more wires together. If the wires in a junction box with push- in connectors need to be modified, the wires in these connectors will probably need to be cut and reconnected with twist- on connectors. Never use push- in connectors in an electrical junction box. Light fixtures use 18 AWG wires which are easy to remove from these connectors by pulling and twisting the wires. ![]() They should only be used in light fixtures. It is very easy to connect wires into push- in connectors, but are a major pain to disconnect. Another size connector may be needed to make a proper connection. If it does not stop twisting or if a wire comes loose when pulling in step 6, undo the connection and start over again. The connector should stop twisting after step 5. Lightly pull on each wire to ensure the wires are secured inside of the connector.Insert wires into connector and screw on clockwise until the connector stops twisting.Lead stranded wire(s) beyond the solid wire(s) by about 1/16 inch(1.6mm). Strip about ¾ to 1 inch for more than two wires. Strip wires, usually about ½ inch for two wires.The image to the right is of garage door opener wiring connected with telephone wire butt splice connector. ![]() A pliers or crimper can be used to squeeze the top and bottom of the connector together to make the connections. These wires are stripped (or not, see instructions) and inserted into the connecto rs. The image to the right is a data and butt splice connector that can connect up to three wires. Butt splice connectors are used to connect two or more wires together. These wires are used for telephone, computer data, and garage door opener wiring and are to be used for low voltage only. I look forward to hearing from you.Data and phone wires are very small in diameter at 22 to 24 AWG. Without putting a test meter on the circuits, I conclude the three electronic ballasts are "bad." What do you suggest I do to correct this problem, rather than removing and replacing my current fixtures? How should I "wire around the ballasts," as I am reading in quite a number of internet posts to influence my LED tubes to work as designed? Or, what should I do to, as you indicate, replace the ballasts with "drivers?" Thanks for your timely communications and guidance. I then replaced those LED tubes with T8 fluorescent tubes. They all worked beautifully until approximately one month ago, when three of the five fixtures "went dark." I replaced the LED tubes w/new tubes of the same type. One year ago, I removed the T8 fluorescent tubes and replaced them with LED tubes. Howdy: Approximately two years ago, I installed five new 110v, 2-tube 4-feet long, T8 fluorescent fixtures having "electronic" ballasts, in a series line (ballasts for each of the five fixtures are wired in parallel to the line) in my residential garage.
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