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Terminals make some wiring jobs easy


Yellow female terminal for 10-12 gauge wire

Blue female terminal for 14-16 gauge

 Available hardware store, home center, electric supply, lighting store, internet


Female terminal crimped on end of  14ga wire
Terminals work on stranded or solid wire

Tip for solid wire: use hammer to flatten solid wire a bit so terminal grips better

Add solder when attaching terminals to solid copper wire.
Not necessary when using stranded wire

Use crimp teeth to crush terminal onto wire


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