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profdant139
Explorer II
Mar 26, 2022

Butt splice connector to join 10 gauge to 12 gauge wire?

I need to join 10 gauge to 12 gauge -- and believe it or not, I have never used butt splice connectors. I've done my Internet research but have not been able to answer these two questions with any ce...
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Mike134
Explorer
Mar 26, 2022
jdc1 wrote:
Do it right....solder them together, then use the heat shrink.


Solder is good but a good crimp is just as reliable. How can I say for certain? I have yet to see a building I wired the past 40 years using crimps burn down.

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