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This document describes various types of electrical wire splices and joints: - Rat Tail or Pig Tail joints are used to join multiple conductors inside a junction box without mechanical stress. - Y-Splices are used on small, flexible cables where all strands can be wrapped in one operation. - Tap joints join a branch conductor to a continuous "main" wire, such as the Plain Tap, Aerial Tap, Duplex Cross, Western Union Short-tie and Long-tie, Cross, and Wrapped Tap joints. - Each splice type has a specific application depending on factors like tensile stress, temporary use, or size of conductors.

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Engineering

This document describes various types of electrical wire splices and joints: - Rat Tail or Pig Tail joints are used to join multiple conductors inside a junction box without mechanical stress. - Y-Splices are used on small, flexible cables where all strands can be wrapped in one operation. - Tap joints join a branch conductor to a continuous "main" wire, such as the Plain Tap, Aerial Tap, Duplex Cross, Western Union Short-tie and Long-tie, Cross, and Wrapped Tap joints. - Each splice type has a specific application depending on factors like tensile stress, temporary use, or size of conductors.

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Common Electrical Wire splices and Joints

Rat Tail or Pig Tail

This kind of joint is commonly used to join two or more conductors inside the junction box. It is
suitable for service where there is no mechanical stress when wires are to be connected in an
outlet box, switch, or conduit fitting

Y-Splice

This method of wrapping is generally used on small cables because the strands are flexible and all
can be wrapped in one operation.

Knotted tap

Joint all the splices discussed up to this point are known as butted splices. Each was made by
joining the free ends of the conductors together. Sometimes, however, it is necessary to join a
branch conductor to a continuous wire called the main wire. Such a junction is called a tap joint.
Plain tap joint

This is used where the tap wire is under considerable tensile stress circuit.

Aerial Tap

This is used as a temporary tap usually done in constructions sites. The easy twist will facilitate
tap wire movement.

Duplex cross joint

This is a two-tap wire turned simultaneously and is used where the two tap wire is under heavy
tensile stress.

Western Union Short-tie Splice

This is the most widely used splice or joint in


interior wiring installation to extend the length of wire from one point to another.

Western Union Long-tie Splice

This is used extensively for outside wiring to extend the length of wire from one end to another.

Cross Joint

The same application is done as in plain tap


and the only difference is that this tap is a combination of two plain taps place side by side with
each other.

Wrapped tap or Tee joint

This is used on large solid conductors where it is difficult to wrap the heavy tap wire around the
main wire.

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