pghyndman
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As a side note—if you want to keep rodents from nibbling on the wiring of outdoor equipment, we’ve had good luck with mint-based spray repellents. You can usually find them at TSC, Lowe’s, and most hardware stores.
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Torvy
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We use cats to keep tabs on the rats and mice. I have no interest in repelling vermin.
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Torvy
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Thanks all.
Yes, the trailer does most of its work around the farm. (Off road) PVC sounds like a good option.
We make a few trips a year inside 40 miles to get materials or haul a piece of equipment.
Yes, the trailer does most of its work around the farm. (Off road) PVC sounds like a good option.
We make a few trips a year inside 40 miles to get materials or haul a piece of equipment.
4570Man
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I like those for connecting light fixtures with small gauge stranded wires to 12 or 14 gauge solid wires but i would use them for trailer wiring. A simple crimp cap is cheap and about as reliable as it gets besides soldering.
sunandsand
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I did get a box of assorted WAGO connectors and I thought they were a pretty good idea, and better than wire nuts, which I have never been a particular fan of anyway.
Turns out you shouldn't use them on aluminum wire (different coefficient of expansion, and if your home has aluminum wire, you have bigger problems than using wire nuts) and they don't work well on stranded wire because the strands "squish" unpredictably when the WAGO closes.
They are really for solid copper wire.
I stopped using them when one of them caught fire (!) on power-up, and several of them didn't grip the wire properly and the wire slipped out of the connector. (Don'tcha just love the idea of bare, live wires flopping around inside metal junction boxes?)
I do use them for low or no power connections like speaker wires, and on breadboards for temporary projects. I won't use them on AC power lines, I simply don't trust them. I know they are NEC approved, but I will continue to splice and connect wires with a) wire nuts, b) crimp caps and splices done with a proper ratcheting crimper, or c) soldering for anything permanent, as appropriate.
Best Regards,
Mike/Florida
Turns out you shouldn't use them on aluminum wire (different coefficient of expansion, and if your home has aluminum wire, you have bigger problems than using wire nuts) and they don't work well on stranded wire because the strands "squish" unpredictably when the WAGO closes.
They are really for solid copper wire.
I stopped using them when one of them caught fire (!) on power-up, and several of them didn't grip the wire properly and the wire slipped out of the connector. (Don'tcha just love the idea of bare, live wires flopping around inside metal junction boxes?)
I do use them for low or no power connections like speaker wires, and on breadboards for temporary projects. I won't use them on AC power lines, I simply don't trust them. I know they are NEC approved, but I will continue to splice and connect wires with a) wire nuts, b) crimp caps and splices done with a proper ratcheting crimper, or c) soldering for anything permanent, as appropriate.
Best Regards,
Mike/Florida
Fallon
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I love Wagos for home wiring & have a few assortment boxes of them. I wouldn't use them in a trailer though. In a sealed box maybe, but I prefer a more rugged bolted or crimped connection. Unsealed connections have no business on a trailer unless it's in a weatherproof container. They did use them on the 120v system in my 5th wheel trailer. I'm not convinced they will hold up to vibrations, but who knows. At least all of those are in interior dry location.