Marine Electrical Wire Splicing

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Marine electrical wire splicing.

Boatus magazine s mark corke teaches you how to use butt connectors to safely join two wires on your boat. These connectors can be the familiar twist on wire nuts or newer style push fit connectors. The method demonstrated here is the correct way to splice electrical wires using ul approved wire connectors joined inside an approved electrical box. With that said there are a lot of great resources that you can purchase from your favorite book store like don casey s sailboat electrical systems.

Done correctly utilizing the proper tools crimping is extremely reliable. Using soldering iron how to crimp butt connectors. Insert the wire into the connector so the insulation butts against the metal crimp barrel. Crimping strive to make a double crimp.

Marine wire termination crimping is a form of wire termination used the world over and is the number one method used. Splicing wires using various tools and methods discussing pros and cons. Make sure you have not cut into wires with strippers then cut the wire squarely and neatly at the end using diagonal cutters dykes or the cutter on your strippers. Ideal for the do it yourselfer who needs to replac.

From 3 way butt splices to 3 8 ring terminals everything you need to rewire your boat here. Copper butt splices are made from tinned copper and feature color coded die markings showing the correct crimp locations and crimp die. Beyn s the 12 volt doctor s practical handbook so you really can learn to complete some simple. Boaters and marine technicians can upgrade any boat s wiring system with our extremely popular marine electrical kits.

Payne s marine electrical bible and edgar j. Twist it clockwise a few turns to add rigidity. The process of splicing electrical wires is to safely join the wires in a junction box using approved methods. Hard to find quality connectors and terminals for boat re wires.

The junction boxes must be large enough to contain the number of wires and size of the spliced wires. Splices must be made in approved junction boxes in compliance with the nec national electrical code. Butt splices are used to join two wires or cables together in a secure and reliable manner. Do not crimp at the ends of the connector.