![]() Tape is very bad! A wire that pulls out will also have arcing problems and start a fire. If you broke it up and suddenly have 3 black wires, that turns into a real headache.Ĭompetent wire nuts = survives a pull-test without tape. That way you are joining 1 wire to 1 wire, and there’s no confusion which is supply and which is lamp. So I would leave it just that way, don’t disturb the 3-wire splice, and break the 2-wire splice. That’s somewhat redundant, but very harmless (assuming the wire nuts are done competently). Moreso, you have a double pigtail, where the multiple wires join to a short branch wire, then that short wire joins to another short wire. Switches and lamps don’t have dual screws, so you see a lot of use of pigtails to achieve the same effect. Not recommending that, just making the point that the dual recep screws, and pigtails, are basically doing the same thing.) Climb the ladder, flick 3 wire nuts and I’m done. Getting stranded wire onto receptacle screws is fidgety work, and it’s easier to do at a comfy workbench. hole cut out size 1-3/4' h x 2-1/4' w Other Styles: Cover snaps over switch base plate for a clean look and easy installation. ![]() Plate size 2-7/8' high x 3' wide, Front of cover plate extends 3/8' out from wall min. (Tell you a secret: I don’t use them, I pigtail everything. On/ Off switch with Dimmer Three wire hook up Operating voltage 9V DC - 16V DC. They have extra screws just for the purpose of making that “onward cable” easier to hook up. You see this all the time in receptacles. In effect, the outlets are “daisy chained”. then hot+neutral are continued onward to another point-of-use. ![]() How does this work? Power (in a cable containing hot and neutral) are brought to a point-of-use (technically that’s called an “outlet” even if it’s a light/switch). You probably know that your house has many more “points of use” (places electricity is used) than it has circuit breakers. ![]()
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