Connecting and joining wires

This page covers how to safely and reliably connect or join wires together.

Summary

Often during a repair, wires need to be connected or reconnected. Perhaps a worn out flex is being replaced or a failed thermal fuse. Simply twisting the wires together would hardly ever be a good idea, but there are several other ways of doing it.

Safety

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Where the wires carry mains voltage it's essential that the join is properly insulated, and the wires are clamped to ensure the join can't be pulled apart.

Screw terminals

Soldering

Heat shrink sleeving

Crimping

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