On Jul 20, 11:48 pm, "Percival P. Cassidy"
wrote:
On 07/20/07 11:41 pm ** Frank ** wrote:

I am redoing some wiring in our house that involves breaking and remaking
some original connections -- ripping out and replacing boxes by larger
(e.g., two-gang by three-gang). I find that in some cases all the
conductors of the same color have been connected using crimps that have
then been taped over -- even the hots. Is this kosher?
Sure its kosher when its done right. BTW, high voltage, high current
cables - that is, thousands of volts and thousands of amps - use crimp
(compression) connectors.

It wasn't so much the crimping I was questioning as the two or three
layers of insulation tape vs. however many mm of insulation provided by
a wirenut.

Perce

Of course more insulation is better, but r