IDEAL Electrical 2006S Crimp Connector (Pack of 100)

Whether it is in the current wiring codes of your community or not, it will be in the future. The NEC has specified that a wiring device cannot be a conductor.That means, using the pushin holes for wires in the back of the receptacle can't be used. Using them means that if that receptacle is anything but the end of a string of receptacles, disconnecting it will remove all power to downstream receptacles or devices.What is required now it a continuous conductor string for power flow. That is accomplished by joining the in and out wires together with jumper wires that connect to the receptacle. For hot and neutral, these crimp connectors do a far better job than wirenuts. When these are installed properly, the connection is visible before the cap goes on. With wirenuts, nobody is quite sure whether all the wires are firmly attached.All the wires must be twisted before slipping on the copper connector, then a Buchanan C-24 Crimper MUST be used to crimp the wires together. Pliers or other crimpers will not work properly. The C-24 crimps from 4 directions compressing the wires and holding them in place. After the crimp, any excess wire protruding out the end needs to be cut off. Then the plastic cap is pushed over the connector. It locks in place. These connections cannot be undone. They must be cut off if there is ever a need to replace one.The exception for including a receptacle as part of the conductor string is a GFI receptacle. For downstream receptacles tp be protected from ground faults they need to be wired through the first GFI receptacle. The problem with the cheap GFI receptacles is that they are unreliable. Cheap versions may not work at all. Plus some of them are made for 14AWG wire. 12AWG which should be used for receptacle wiring.The advantage of using 12AWG for receptacle strings is that it can be protected by a 20 amp circuit breaker. The rule of thumb for the number of receptacles on a string is allowing 3.5 amps per receptacle. For 14AWG the limit is 4. For 12 AWG, it is 5 or 6. When using a GFI circuit breakers, which are very expensive, in the main panel, the difference in the numbers can save the price of another GFI CB.The Buschanan C-24 crimper isn't sold at the big box stores even though they sell the crimp connectors. Authorized distributors sell them or they can be purchased on line at Amazon. They last forever.

I used These crimp connectors to secure, low-voltage stranded, 12 gauge wire on my deck lighting. The manufacture also makes snap on wire protection caps I was impressed with the quality and ease of use. They do require the correct crimping tool.

I've used these for years, best way to connect wires I've ever used.

Happy With my purchase

work great

Okay, I didn't buy these crimps/connectors for their initial purpose. Since my dad is one of those "I can fix anything" guys, I knew all about these things, but then decided that I could actually use them for something else.I bought these crimps to use in the repair of a certain 18 inch doll brand (I know doll brand names will probably be deleted here, so I won't mention them by name). In the reattachment of limbs for these dolls, I used these crimps to attach the bungee cord and hold it together. While my daughter is careful with her dolls, we did have one that we purchased (used) recently that had 2 detached limbs.I bought new bungee cord (review coming for that ASAP) and these crimps. I already had a good crimper, so I didn't need to buy that. We had the doll's limbs restrung within minutes of taking her apart. And she's been perfect ever since. These crimps came in handy and are the perfect size/weight for what I needed them for.

I have been using these crimp connectors for many years. They are a softer copper then other brands. This makes them easy to crimp without damaging the conductors and, more importantly for me, makes it easier to remove them if needed. All other brands I have tried are much harder, meaning less copper and more cheap metal, which makes them very difficult to crimp and almost impossible to remove without damaging the conductors.

I needed these for restringing American Girl dolls. They crimp as they should.