Kinds of Splices and Joints

SPLICES

DESCRIPTION

Western union short tie

A wire splice widely used or

applied inside to building. This splice is
applied only to small solid wire.

Western union long tie

A splice which is similar to a

western union short tie, only that the
number of twist at the center and at
both end are more compare to a short
tie.

Duplex Wire Splice

A wire splice used in joining wires

in parallel.

Britannia

This splice in applied in both inside

and outside the building to big solid
wire where twisting is difficult.

Scarfed Splice

A splice similar in appearance with

that of Britannia only that its end is
hidden.

Ordinary wrapped
cable splice

A splice used in joining through

conductors that are stranded. This kind
of splice is applied in the absence of the
connectors.

ILLUSTRATION

Plain tap or tee joint

This is mostly used in outside work

for joining a tap wire to a through
conductor.

Small aerial tap joint

A join mostly used in location

where wires are subjected to
considerable movement.

This is mostly used for tapping a

Knotted or loop tap joint temporary wiring or lightning system
where soldering is not applied.

Ordinary cable tap joint

This is generally used where large

stranded wires are tap to a main or
through conductor.

This is used in large solid conduct

Wrapped tap or tee joint where it is found difficult to wrap the
large tap wire around the main wire.

Split cable tap or tee

joint

This is most frequently used where

small stranded wire or cable are tap to
a through conductor.

Ordinary cross joint

This is used where two tap

conductors are to extend away from
the branch conductor in opposite
direction.

Double wrapped cross

joint

This is used in the same manner

and reason as the ordinary cross join
with the advantage of being stronger.

Rat Tail joint

A wire splice mostly used in outlet

and junction boxes.

Through Fixture Joint

This is used where fixture leads are

connected to branch wire at an
immediate point.

Terminating Fixture

This is used where fixture leads are

joining to the end of the branch or
conductor.

Underwriters knot

In making up a drop cord, tie an

underwriters knot at the top so that the
weight is supported not by the copper
conductors where they are connected
to the terminals, but by the knot.

Camarines Sur Polytechnic Colleges

Nabua Camarines Sur

Kinds of Splices and Joints

Kind of Basic and Powered Tools

Submitted by:
Raymond S. Resoco

Submitted to:
Prof. Masalunga