"CJT" wrote in message
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: Pop wrote:
:
: "RBM" rbm2(remove wrote in message
: ...
: : Soldering takes longer to do, and longer to undo. A
properly
: installed wire
: : nut works just fine
: :
: Very true, especially the "undo" part if you don't have the
: needed slack in the wires. But, if done right, you just clip
and
: go! You shouldn't use the previously twisted parts of the
wires
: anyway, so, really, not a lot of difference to snip 'n' go.
:
: Besides, most codes say NO as near as I can tell.
:
: Pop
:
:
: I'd be surprised if a soldered and wirenutted connection was as
: strong as one made with a wirenut alone. Solder is pretty
soft.

Actually, it's as good or better both electrically and
physically, if the soldering is done properly. A correct solder
joint does not have very much of a solder coat over the exposed
wire surfaces; wirenut springs grasp it very well and give a
good, reliable connection/compression to resist movement.
A cold or sloppy solder joint however, will not be held well
with a wirenut over time because, like aluminum, it deforms and
has no "memory" to be able to return to where it was originally.
I don't think there are really very many actual, legitimate
reasons to solder house wiring, actually. I certainly wouldn't
recommend it in the vast majority of cases.
I seem to have been judged to be recommending people solder
their wiring connections: I am NOT doing that, by any means!
Originally, I simply cited a situation I had where I DID do it,
and it was allowed/approved by the inspectors. I meant it to be
more of an "interesting sidelight" than any kind of
recommendation.

Pop