The key to safe wiring is a quality and reliable connection of wires. But when making repairs in the house, you need to decide in advance exactly how you will connect the cable. This article will help you understand this issue, because today we will consider all the electrical connectors of the wires and find out which type of them is the highest quality.
As you know, in the construction industry when laying a network of electrical wires, the following methods for connecting them can be used:
- Welding.
- Soldering.
- Crimping.
- Cable installation with special clamps.
The first two methods are classic and have been used in construction since the days of the USSR. These methods of soldering and welding the cable can achieve a very high quality and reliable connection (see photo No. 1). However, at the same time, it should be noted that this method is one of the most time-consuming and costly among all others.
Crimping is also very popular when installing wiring in buildings. However, this method is used only in the presence of special crimping equipment, which allows you to establish contact at the junction point of the conductors.
As regards the latter method, the cable clamp connector is the most popular and effective method, which, in addition to providing reliable contact, can be connected to completely different wires. For example, using terminal blocks (which is what these devices are called), you can draw a network between aluminum and copper wires, which cannot be obtained either during crimping or during welding. Therefore, these mechanisms are widely in demand not only abroad, but also in absolutely all CIS countries.
Varieties of special clamps
In turn, the “terminal block” wire connector is divided into three subcategories and can be spring, screw or crimp. Each of these devices has no fundamental differences in the field of application - all three mechanisms are involved in almost any spectrum. Such electrical wire connectors are in demand when installing wiring in both the domestic and industrial sectors.
Benefits of using
Using special clamps, you can ensure high-quality contact between any type of cable having a different diameter and composition. At the same time, for installation it is enough to have only one such wire connector (by the way, depending on the design and size, it can connect to a dozen different wires). This connection technology has increased electrical protection, due to which their use is considered the most safe and reasonable. And the last: with the help of special clamps it is possible to measure the parameters of the circuit without breaking contacts.
Conclusion
Thus, the most reliable, safe and tight cable connector is the so-called terminal blocks, which, in addition to their ease of installation, are the most affordable and popular in the Russian market. Using them, the installation process is very fast and easy, while you will be sure of the reliability of this contact.