The need to splice a few wires is a very common requirement in electronics and electrical situations ranging from in-progress prototype at the bench to the final assembled product. There are various ...

Once drywall comes down, the story your wiring tells is often very different from what you expected. Behind finished walls, you can find quick twists of copper, buried junction boxes, and improvised ...

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Molex, of Lisle, Ill., have announced a voluntary recall of approximately 53,000 electrical wire splices (also known as Butt Splice ...

Continuously purchasing new cables to meet changing demands can increase costs and cut into your business' profits. You can cut and splice your own universal serial bus, or USB, cables to meet the ...

Just because you can connect two wires together, it doesn’t mean that you should, but if you need to, then here’s how. Let me start out by cautioning the reader: Just because you can connect two wires ...

It's standard practice for electricians to leave at least six inches of wire in wall boxes. That way, you've got enough slack to install a new outlet or switch. But if you're short on wire in a wall ...

If you've ever messed around with a car's electrical system or fitted toys like auxiliary lights and winches, you may be familiar with the art of soldering– splicing wires together. It's not hard, but ...

So I moved into a new house where the previous owner put speaker wire behind the floorboard for rear speakers in the family room. I have a "computer" 5.1 surround system that uses RCA cables to ...