Wire connectors

[DonTom]

I often use these, even for joining single wires. I break them off as needed. But these require a small screwdriver and are NOT what I am looking for.

What I am looking for are the ones that look almost exactly like these but have levers in place of screws and NO tools of any type are needed on this type. I found a package of them at home, but I do not recall where they came from. They work very well, hold the wires tight without using a screwdriver. Again, they look just like the ones shown above, but without the screws.

Does anybody here know what they are called?

I just remembered. I think I could have a few of these with me inside the motorhome. Let me check my RV . . . . I think I can find one to take a photo of.

I found four of them inside this RV:



Does anybody here know what these are called? Where they can be found? I would like to buy a bunch more and of different sizes if possible. They hold just as well without the screws!

-Don- Tucson, AZ

 

[davismills]

I like these.

WAGO 221-2401 Lever-Nuts Inline 2 Wire Splicing Connectors (10-Pack) 02212401K000004 - The Home Depot

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[Kirk]

The nearest that I have ever used would be these, but they look quite different.

 

[RRR]

I am fond of the Wago's myself, especially for fine wires. The 222's are UL listed for 600v and 20 amps, 28-12 gauge. I got some on Amazon but I also got the last ones at the Big Orange box store.

 

[DonTom]

I like these.

I think I already have a bunch of those, but I will need to check my houses to be sure. I never used them even if I do. They are larger than the ones I am looking for.

-Don- Tucson, AZ

 

[CharlesinGA]

Wagos are tiny. Ideal also makes a Lever lock connector, the difference being in which way the lever faces in relation to the wires.

Charles

 

[DonTom]

I just now found what I was looking for--by accident-I was looking for something else on Amazon and this popped up when I was NOT looking for it or even thinking about it.

I couldn't find these on Amazon when I was searching for them!

Now I know I ordered them on Amazon on 3, Aug 2024.

-Don- OPCNM, AZ

 

[Rene T]

I just now found what I was looking for--by accident-I was looking for something else on Amazon and this popped up when I was NOT looking for it or even thinking about it.

I couldn't find these on Amazon when I was searching for them!

Now I know I ordered them on Amazon on 3, Aug 2024.

-Don- OPCNM, AZ

Are they just as good as crimped connectors and can the wire be removed after the fact and this connector be reused again?

 

[workinonit]

We use Wagos for commercial power plant use. Very handy.

 

[SuwanneeDave]

I think Wago makes the best connectors. Someone said they are tiny but they come in a couple of different sizes.

 

[DonTom]

Are they just as good as crimped connectors and can the wire be removed after the fact and this connector be reused again?

Crimped depends on how it is crimped! You need a good professional tool and crimps to do it correctly. But that is permanent, and cannot be removed.

The connectors I mentioned hold very well and can be removed in a fraction of a second. They hold very tight, and no tools are required other than stripping the insulation from the wire.

But there is one advantage of the ones with the screws. It is a lot easier to measure in-circuit voltages on those screws.

-Don- OPCNM, AZ

 

[DonTom]

We use Wagos for commercial power plant use. Very handy.

Is there a way to measure voltages on those Wagos? I know I have some at home, but there was something that I didn't like about them and IIRC, that was it.

-Don- OPCNM, AZ

 

[Rene T]

Crimped depends on how it is crimped! You need a good professional tool and crimps to do it correctly. But that is permanent, and cannot be removed.

The connectors I mentioned hold very well and can be removed in a fraction of a second. They hold very tight, and no tools are required other than stripping the insulation from the wire.

But there is one advantage of the ones with the screws. It is a lot easier to measure in-circuit voltages on those screws.

-Don- OPCNM, AZ

The one disadvantage I see is that you have to use several wraps of electrical tape around them to make them safe.

 

[DonTom]

The one disadvantage I see is that you have to use several wraps of electrical tape around them to make them safe.

No, you do not. The screws are down a tube. Easy to get a voltmeter probe inside, but almost impossible to short to anything. I have never used tape on them and over the years, I have probably used hundreds of them on all types of things. The biggest mistake one can make on these is allowing too much of the bare wire inside. It pushes on the opposite side wire and in time, starts to work out, exposing bare wire. But if done correctly, they never have a problem.

-Don- OPCNM, AZ

 

[workinonit]

I'm not aware of any of the wire fasteners that you HAVE to use tape on. That's why they are all insulated. That said, taping is still not a bad idea. I use a lot of this Alpha Tape or like products. There are a half dozen or so of them. It's self fusing and so easy to remove. I've even repaired water leaks with it.

Silicone Self Fusing Tape - 1

WATERPROOF Adhesive free tape fuses only to itself. Recommended for electrical insulation, pipe repair, moisture and corrosion resistance. Stretches up to 300%. Withstands temperatures up to 500 F.ULINE offers over 42,000 boxes, plastic poly bags, mailing tubes, warehouse supplies and bubble...

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[CharlesinGA]

I have used Wagos on some 12 volt work in my trailer and I give them a wrap of tape to insure the levers don't get hooked and pulled open accidently. Wago does make rails for the connectors to snap into to hold them in place, but few use them because they are not readily available. You can also get connectors that fit onto DIN rails.

The Wago mounting blocks take the individual Wago connectors that snap in and the entire mounting can be screwed to a wall or structure, or attached to a DIN rail or similar.

Screw connectors have the advantage of digging into the wire if it is solid wire, and giving more surface area for contact.

Charles

 

[workinonit]

Emerson is starting to build our control systems with the Wago system if the customer approves. Most don't but it's really nice to do an install and not have to have a screwdriver.

 

[ButchW]

I'm not aware of any of the wire fasteners that you HAVE to use tape on. That's why they are all insulated. That said, taping is still not a bad idea. I use a lot of this Alpha Tape or like products. There are a half dozen or so of them. It's self fusing and so easy to remove. I've even repaired water leaks with it.

Silicone Self Fusing Tape - 1

WATERPROOF Adhesive free tape fuses only to itself. Recommended for electrical insulation, pipe repair, moisture and corrosion resistance. Stretches up to 300%. Withstands temperatures up to 500 F.ULINE offers over 42,000 boxes, plastic poly bags, mailing tubes, warehouse supplies and bubble...

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I've never used that stuff... I like Scotch 33+, but heat and time break down the adhesive... That product looks like a good alternative... Thanks for the suggestion...
Butch

 

[Larry N.]

I've never used that stuff... I like Scotch 33+, but heat and time break down the adhesive... That product looks like a good alternative... Thanks for the suggestion...

I've got an antenna on which that self fusing tape is used to seal the gaps from telescoping pieces of tubing, and the coax going to that antenna (and some others too) is sealed by wrapping that stuff around the connectors, with all of that being in place for over three years now, except for one piece that I had to change out because animals chewed the coax, and it was easy to remove that tape and replace it when connection was through.

Great stuff!

 

[ButchW]

I've got an antenna on which that self fusing tape is used to seal the gaps from telescoping pieces of tubing, and the coax going to that antenna (and some others too) is sealed by wrapping that stuff around the connectors, with all of that being in place for over three years now, except for one piece that I had to change out because animals chewed the coax, and it was easy to remove that tape and replace it when connection was through.

Great stuff!

I like that it doesn’t have adhesive to make a mess… Thanks for the post..
Butch