Sorry I meant question about CEC 12-116(1)
Hello it's me again. I hope that alot more Canadians use this site because its really good. Well my question is about binder head screws.CEC 12-116(1) I was talking to someone at work about terminating stranded copper wire at the binder head screw of a receptacle. I know that for solid conductors this is no problem. I thought that if the wire was stranded you had to use special training washers to hold the strands together under the screw head,(to confine them). Is this a general practice or does nobody do it? Now this is what the book I have said,(Electrical Code Simplified by PS Knight).It said to use training washers is a general practice. I looked in the CSA CE Handbook and it doesn't really give a great description of the rule it just says basically make sure the strands are not all frayed sticking out of the screw head beacuse it could cause a short or a ground. Makes sense to me also! Well I have one book saying the use of training washers is general practice, and the CE Handbook not really saying much about it except keep the termination looking nice. Does anyone out there have their thoughts on CEC 12-116(1)? Basically I am wondering traing washers for stranded wire or not.
Thanks!
[This message has been edited by RobbieD (edited 02-24-2003).]
