"Aaron Fude" wrote in message
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Hi,

I've recently realized that I don't feel comfortable making wire nut
connections with threaded wire. I can actually make a mean connection with
solid wires that professional electricians commend me on. But when it
comes to making a connection b/w the solid wires and one threaded wire (as
in a recessed light) I feel that the threaded wire loosens the connection.
It makes me especially nervous realizing that the junction box is getting
covered by drywall.

What's the trick in making a solid connection with a threaded wire? Are
there special connectors that can take stranded wire? For example, I like
the spring connections on speakers, but perhaps that's not permanent
enough for 120v since springs fatigue...

Many thanks for your thoughts in advance,

Aaron

When I do a stranded to solid connections I always strip the stranded wire a
little longer than the solid wire. Then I even up the insulation so the bare
stranded sticks out above the bare solid and use a wirenut (I learned this
from one of the guys on this group a couple years ago when I was just
starting out and it has served me well). Twist the heck out of the wirenut
and make sure that it is tight. Every connection I make I tug the individual
wire to make sure that it doesn't pull from the wirenut. If I think it has
the potential to vibrate loose I wrap a few layers of tape around the
wirenut and the insulation of the 2 wires. I haven't had a problem.

Shane