Splices and Joints

This method of wrapping is generally used on small cables because the strands are flexible and all can be wrapped in one operation.

• Tee Joint

• Y-Splice

• Knotted tap

• Aerial tap

This is used as a temporary tap usually done in constructions sites. The easy twist will facilitate tap wire movement.

• Tee joint

• knotted tap

• Y- splice

• Aerial tap

The same application is done as in plain tap and the only difference is that this tap is a combination of two plain taps place side by side with each other.

• Cross Joint

• Wrapped tap

• Duplex-cross joint

• Plain tap joint

This is a two-tap wire turned simultaneously and is used where the two tap wire is under heavy tensile stress.

• Plain tap joint

• Cross Joint

• Duplex cross joint

• Tee Joint

It was made by joining the free ends of the conductors together.

• Knotted tap

• plain tap joint

• Aerial

• Rat tail

This is used where the tap wire is under considerable tensile stress circuit.

• Y- splice

• Pig tail

• knotted tap

• Plain tap

This kind of joint is commonly used to join two or more conductors inside the junction box.

• Plain tap

• Wester union short tie splice

• Rat tail/ pig tail

• Western union long tie splice

This is the most widely used splice or joint in interior wiring installation to extend the length of wire from one point to another

• Western union short-tie splice

• Western Union long-tie splice

• wrapped tapped

• plain tap

This is used extensively for outside wiring to extend the length of wire from one end to another

• Western union short tie splice

• wrapped tap

• western union-long tie splice

• plain tap

This is used on large solid conductors where it is difficult to wrap the heavy tap wire around the main wire.

• wrapped tap

• plain tap

• knotted tap

• aerial tap joint