My....GOD!

How did they manage to connect what I assume is 14 AWG solid wire to a plug that is designed for maximum 16 AWG stranded wire???

I mean...those plugs are used for small things like lamps and TV sets and small-to-medium duty use appliances; certainly NOT for this!

I'm thinking that trying to bend those wires around the terminal screws would have probably cracked the rubber housing of the plug. [Linked Image]

Oh...and if anyone wonders what the wall plate to the right of the outlet is in Shot #5, It looks like a connection for a TV antenna -- 300-ohm twinlead type.

At least that's what I've seen them labelled in places like Radio Shack - back when they still sold that stuff.

Talk about a PROJECT!