Magicalus@discuss.tchncs.de to Dull Men's Club@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoI got some WAGO connectors for christmasdiscuss.tchncs.deimagemessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up1420arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1417arrow-down1imageI got some WAGO connectors for christmasdiscuss.tchncs.deMagicalus@discuss.tchncs.de to Dull Men's Club@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square49fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarerockSlayer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down1·2 days agoThe English term for those are wire nuts. They suck but they’re great in a pinch
minus-squarevaryingExpertiselinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 days agoHm, nah, I meant these: https://files.catbox.moe/k8mgc0.png Not great, because if they change temperature a lot or are over torqued they lose pressure after a while. Those wire nuts look even worse though, do they just screw on top of twisted wire ends to isolate them somewhat?
minus-squareRadioactive Butthole@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 day agoHah! My uncle loves those. Picks up a pack whenever he is in Germany and laments that he can’t get them anywhere else.
minus-squareOrygin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 days agoIn Belgium we call these sugar (sucre) as they look like some sugar you’d toss in a coffee
minus-squarespankinspinach@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 days agoCorrect about wire nuts. As far as I know, they’re the north American standard. Based on the two options I see here, it looks like they’re also the most archaic option lol
minus-squareRouxBru@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 days agoWe call these chocolate blocks, and I try and replace as many of them as I can
The English term for those are wire nuts. They suck but they’re great in a pinch
Hm, nah, I meant these:
https://files.catbox.moe/k8mgc0.png
Not great, because if they change temperature a lot or are over torqued they lose pressure after a while.
Those wire nuts look even worse though, do they just screw on top of twisted wire ends to isolate them somewhat?
Hah! My uncle loves those. Picks up a pack whenever he is in Germany and laments that he can’t get them anywhere else.
In Belgium we call these sugar (sucre) as they look like some sugar you’d toss in a coffee
Correct about wire nuts. As far as I know, they’re the north American standard. Based on the two options I see here, it looks like they’re also the most archaic option lol
We call these chocolate blocks, and I try and replace as many of them as I can