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Re: [Shop-talk] Scotch-locks and T-Taps

To: "David C." <cavanadd@verizon.net>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Scotch-locks and T-Taps
From: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
Date: Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:02:46 -0500
David,

To me, scotch-locks are things that connect wires without stripping 
them.  3M does seem to use the term for a ton of different items, so 
maybe the wire nut type is called that too.

-Steve

At 02:35 PM 1/1/2010, David C. wrote:
>Scotch-locks are 3M's version of wire nuts.  You have to have two 
>(or more) stripped wire ends to connect with them.  T taps are crimp 
>on connectors that connect in the middle of a wire, no cutting 
>necessary as the metal connector in the T tap cuts the insulation 
>when the connector is crimped onto the wire.
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