On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:06:21 +0000, HaLiGoOn wrote:

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Does anyone know the best way to connect a multi-strand wire to copper
wire?
This is for a recessed light in the ceiling of our top floor hallway.
Therefore the housing for the light is going in the attic/roof. The
housing itself includes the multi-strand wire, that I have to connect
the copper wire to that is fed in from the light switch.

Right now, I have used the screw on cone shaped type connectors (I
forget what they're called ... merriates????) but the connection does
not look that good - the multi-strand wire seems to fray quite easily.

Thx!!

I believe the French word for wire nut is merat. You twist the stranded
wires around the solid wire in a clockwise rotation then twist the wire
nut on. Be sure you are using the correct size nut for the connection




Marrette is a brand name of wire connector. Actually "Wire Nut" is a
brand name also, Ideal owns the trade name wire nut... It's like
calling a snowmobile a "ski-doo", ski-doo is a brand name. Either
way, people will know what your talking about.

These are all eponyms.