Kinds of Splices and Joints

SPLICES DESCRIPTION ILLUSTRATION

A wire splice widely used or

Western union short tie applied inside to building. This splice is
applied only to small solid wire.

A splice which is similar to a

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

A wire splice used in joining wires

Duplex Wire Splice
in parallel.

This splice in applied in both inside

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

A splice similar in appearance with

Scarfed Splice that of Britannia only that its end is
hidden.

A splice used in joining through

Ordinary wrapped conductors that are stranded. This kind
cable splice of splice is applied in the absence of the
connectors.
 This is mostly used in outside work
Plain tap or tee joint for joining a tap wire to a through
conductor.

A join mostly used in location

Small aerial tap joint 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.

This is generally used where large

Ordinary cable tap joint 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.

This is most frequently used where

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

This is used where two tap

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

This is used in the same manner

Double wrapped cross
and reason as the ordinary cross join
joint
with the advantage of being stronger.
 A wire splice mostly used in outlet
Rat Tail joint
and junction boxes.

This is used where fixture leads are

Through Fixture Joint connected to branch wire at an
immediate point.

This is used where fixture leads are

Terminating Fixture joining to the end of the branch or
conductor.

In making up a drop cord, tie an

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