Tag: trick

I show a quick wiring tip for working with stranded THHN, or any stranded primary electrical wire. This how-to trick makes it easy to handle stranded wire and to keep everything neat and tidy. It’s real easy to turn your stranded wire into a birds nest when making screw connections. This wiring tip helps to prevent the birds nest. This tip was taught to me by a friend of mine about 20 years ago while I was wiring my shop. It was taught to him back when he was an apprentice by the master electrician he was working with at that time. This tip is no secret, it’s been around a long time, but I haven’t seen anyone mention it on YouTube yet (I’m sure someone has, I just haven’t seen it) so I figured a quick video showing this trick might be helpful for someone, some day….