The professional electricians I know eschew the use of the quick wire
connections. The advantage of the pigtails is that if something goes wrong
with the outlet, you still have power down the line. If you use the outlet
for the connection and a problem develops, it would knock out everything
beyond the connection. The reason they don't like the quick connections is
that the screw connection to the outlet is more positive with less chance of
a loose connection that could cause arcing within the box that could lead to
a fire hazard.
Charley Robinson
-----Original Message-----
From: shop-talk-owner@autox.team.net [mailto:shop-talk-owner@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Kurt Oblinger
Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2006 11:25 PM
To: shop-talk@autox.team.net
Subject: Electrical Question
........ Is there any
advantage or disadvantage to tieing the leads together with wire nuts as
opposed to using the quick wire connection?
Hope thats clear enough.
Thanks,
Kurt Oblinger
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