On Nov 10, 11:10*am, "Existential Angst"
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Existential Angst wrote:
Awl --

Does soldering #12 or #14 wires before placing a wire nut on them violate
any codes?
Can soldering + electrical tape (or bug tape) *substitute* for a wire
nut?
Ditto with thicker wires and "bugs".

tia

Soldering is generally allowed (NEC 110.14). Connections have to be
"spliced or joined to be mechanically and electrically secure without
solder and then be soldered." Generally that means twisting #12 and #14
wires.

"Friction" tape used to be used for soldered connections, and may be
better than plastic electrical tape. Sharp edges tend to poke out through
plastic tape. No idea what "bug tape" is.

Bug tape is is not a tape per se but rather a black thick tape-like wrap
that molds around sharp edges, etc.
When that is completed around a bug (compression connector? *That "U" with a
nut....), the thing is then wrapped in elecrical tape. *A bitch to undo.. *On
thick wire, can be as big a small fist.



I wouldn't use a wire nut on a soldered connection - it is not what they
are designed for (and instructions do not say to solder the wire, so they
are not UL listed for that use).

I wouldn't solder a connection and can't think of where it would be a good
idea (except K&T).

What is K&T?

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EA





There are places where solder is not allowed. The one that comes to mind
is for a "grounding electrode conductor".

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It's the type of wiring that anyone who is anyone would want...

http://www.nachi.org/images09/spliced.jpg