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Mike Poole04/03/2016 13:28:54
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The nice thing about Wago and other types of spring terminals is that they never loosen, I think they are intended for bare wire ends but some people use bootlace ferrules, these can present other problems as they can prevent the full insertion into the connector. I apply a light twist to wires intended for the Wago type terminal just to combat the stray strand problem. Although a terminal screwdriver can be used for insertion and release, the Wago tool does make life simpler as it is short and cranked so that you get better access to the hole for the wire to go in, access for normal probes for testing is not very good but adaptors are available to plug into the holes used for jumpering purposes. I usually cut the ends back of cables that have been helpfully tinned by the supplier to get bare wire. Connectors where the screw bares directly on the cable have a tendency to cut the wire if overtightened and as mentioned above they lose grip in time.

Mike

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