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 ...

Wire splicing and soldering is a basic skill that any DIYer can master—but it all starts with a solid connection between the two wires. That’s where the Lineman splice comes in. Connecting two wires ...

Wires can wear out or get damaged from rodents or corrosion, so it’s common to need to splice them from time to time. You might also need to splice wires if you ...

For those of us who started experimenting with electricity when we were very young, one of the essential first skills was learning how to twist wires together. It seems like there’s not much to learn, ...

Just when you thought there was nothing new in manual wire splicing connectors, Kyocera has announced something else to replace crimps and solder for joining them. “9179-000 Series IDC Splice ...

Right now, my soldering iron is hot—about as hot as it ever gets. It’s a little 37-W iron, standard hobby-grade, with a 3/16-in. wide tip. I have two lengths of #12 stranded wire, so I will attempt to ...