On Aug 28, 2:54*pm, sid wrote:
On Aug 27, 9:59*pm, TimR wrote:

I suggested the chocolate block, because we used those in Europe on
all sizes of conductor. *House wiring was 220V of course. *Wire nuts
were prohibited as inferior, and I have to admit they are, though they
usually work.

I've never checked NEC and don't know if the chocolate block is legal
here. *But it's completely secure, and completely checkable - you can
see if you got the connection perfect or not, unlike a wire nut.

Can you provide a link to a "chocolate block", all my searches don't
find any electrical connectors.

Thanks

Look here http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3319/...255ed1fd42.jpg

or here https://www.europaspares.com/ELECTRI...CTOR_3239.html
to see what I'm talking about.

But I really don't know about NEC in the US. When I worked in Europe
I never saw anything else, they came in multiple sizes. Understand I
supervised electricians but am not one myself. And sometimes the
language barrier got in the way. But you could crank down on those
chocolate blocks as tight as you needed. They were absolutely secure
with no strain relief required. And they are completely inspectable -
after tightening you can see if a wire slipped out or didn't make
contact, unlike a wire nut where it's all hidden.