Pop` wrote:

Father Haskell wrote:

wrote:

On Fri, 22 Dec 2006 18:34:10 GMT, "Pop`"
wrote:


Kind of silly I suppose, but I was just wondering:

1. Does code allow soldering for residential wiring where you live?
2. Where do you live?

Please, I'm not trying to start a debate over the
science/physics/howto's of soldering or its relative pros/cons.


Why would you want to?

Better contact and less electrical resistance.

Hmmm,
What about physical strength, flexibility. Stiff solder joint may crack
and break. Wirenut just can dangle in the middle of run, you use wire
nut to splice within junction box. Simple experiment. Make a solder
joint and wirenut joint. Then measure resistance across both and
compare. If you want to do more, heat the joint and measure again.
See any difference? You will need a meter which can read lot less than
one Ohm on the scale.