Right way to make a Y with stranded wire?

[ez-duzit]

... I have used hundreds, maybe 1000's of wire nuts and a tight one doesn't vibrate loose...

That is called a hack job.

 

[txvwnut]

The thing with a Y splice is the leading wire should be a larger gauge wire than the exiting wires.

 

[SantaAna12]

Ayuh.

 

[mixerfixer]

Didn't read the whole post. Not sure if this was mentioned before or not.

MSC Direct. You can get yellow heat shrink **** connectors. They have a blue line on 1 side.The blue line takes 1) 14 gauge wire. The other side takes 2) 14 gauge wires. Crimp it, heat it, seal it. We use them all the time on concrete mixers. Works really well and quick and easy.

 

[Leaflessshadetree]

The thing with a Y splice is the leading wire should be a larger gauge wire than the exiting wires.

In many cases it works better to insert a short piece of wire in the single side of a crimp splice to get the right size for the crimp sleeve and heat shrink.
That piece should be short enough that the heat shrink fully covers it.

 

[bas157]

Found this today on part of a harness I pulled from a yard off an F-250
one in, three out. Not sure if they are soldered under the heatshrink or how they are attached.

 

[sberry]

That is called a hack job.

I have work, tail lights done decades ago still work.

 

[SantaAna12]

Didn't read the whole post. Not sure if this was mentioned before or not.

MSC Direct. You can get yellow heat shrink **** connectors. They have a blue line on 1 side.The blue line takes 1) 14 gauge wire. The other side takes 2) 14 gauge wires. Crimp it, heat it, seal it. We use them all the time on concrete mixers. Works really well and quick and easy.

Nice. Who makes them?

 

[mixerfixer]

Nice. Who makes them?

Not sure who makes them. Here's link to them on MSC's website.
https://www.mscdirect.com/product/d...ypahddsp=-23847-S (MSC #61483863)&hdrsrh=true

MSC, Bowman Barnes and Class C are all the same people.