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Terminating and Connecting Electrical Wiring
and Electronic Circuit (TCEW):

Types of Electrical
Splices & Joints

Prepared by:
VIC AZIZ G. BADIOLA
 OBJECTIVES
Objective 1
At the end of the lesson, students will be
able to identify different types of
Electrical Splices & Joint.
Objective 2
Students will able to demonstrate and
create different types of Electrical Splices
& Joint.
 Rat Tail / Pig Tail
• This kind of joint is commonly
used to join two or more
conductors inside the junction
box. It is suitable for service
where there is no mechanical
stress when wires are to be
connected in an outlet box, switch
or conduit fitting.
 Y-Splice
•This method of wrapping
is generally used on small
cables because the
strands are flexible and
can all be wrapped in one
operation.
 Plain Tap Joint
•Used where the
tap wire is under
considerable
tensile stress
circuit.
 Knotted Tap Splice

•This is used where

the tap wire is
under heavy
tensile stress.
 Aerial Tap
•This is used as a
temporary tap.
•Usually done in
construction sites. The
easy twist will facilitate
tap wire movement.
 Duplex Cross Joint
•This is a two plain tap
wire turned
simultaneously and is
used where the two
wire is under heavy
tensile stress.
 Western Union Short-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.
Sample: Interior Wiring
 Western Union Long Tie Splice

•This is used
extensively for
outside wiring to
extend the length of
wire from one end to
another.
 Cross Joint
•The same application is
done as in plain tap but the
only difference is that this
tap/joint is a combination of
two plain taps placed side
by side with each other.
 Wrapped Tap / Tee Joint

•Used in large solid

conductors where it is
difficult to wrap the
heavy tap wire around
the main wire.
Group Activity
Instruction
1. Make the common electrical splicing and jointing for only
THREE minutes using the given materials.
2. On next three minute, conceptualize and think how will your
group present in front of the class the work you’ve made.
(example: newscasting, singing, poster making, creative writing,
poem composition, role playing, etc.)
3. Each group will rate each other using the
given criteria.
 Criteria
No. of Electrical Splice Made Workmanship Teamwork Presentation
30% 30% 20% 20%
5 30
4 28
3 26
2 24
1 22
Kaunting Kaalaman!
Aluminum has 61 percent of the
conductivity of copper, but has only 30
percent of the weight of copper. That
means that a bare wire
of aluminum weighs half as much as a
bare wire of copper that has the same
electrical resistance. Aluminum is
generally more inexpensive when
compared to copper conductors.

ALUMINUM
& COPPER
 Things to Remember
• The connection must be well made
• Wires should be tightly joined to prevent a loss of voltage to the device
powered
• Avoid damaging the wires before and during the splicing/jointing
process
• Select the appropriate kind of splice and joint to be use depending on
the need & circumstance
• Do not forget o insulate the wires after splicing
• Practice OHS procedure for your safety