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Rick Fisher
10-23-2016, 8:50 PM
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Cant figure this out ..
No screws .. it appears to be push in.. I fear if I push any harder, its gonna break.
Ugh .. frustrating.. emailed pic to electrician, he said .. either push in or there is a screw..
Dan Friedrichs
10-23-2016, 10:30 PM
TOPJOB terminal block by Wago.
Here's a nifty video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=178VcP0Ui8s
I think the piece with the lightning bolts on it is actually a plug to cover the tool access hole. Pull it off and see if you can stick a flat screwdriver in there to release the clamping lever.
Rick Fisher
10-23-2016, 10:39 PM
Hey thanks ..
That is exactly it .. I'm not sure I would ever have figured it out .. I'm using stranded wire, so yeah, I gotta open the clamp first.
Appreciate that feedback
John K Jordan
10-24-2016, 7:39 AM
.. I'm using stranded wire...
You can also wick a little solder into the strands to turn the end into a solid wire. This is not recommended for connections where the wires are subject to flexing (such as with a flexible cable) but fine otherwise.
Another way is to use a crimp connector to add a short length of solid wire to the stranded. I've also seen pins with sockets that are crimped on the ends of stranded wires to allow push-in connections but I don't know where to get them.
JKJ
Charles Lent
10-24-2016, 8:35 AM
There are also crimp type pin end terminals available that you can use instead of soldering the strands. The black wires look like they have them.
Charley
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