Copper or aluminum conductors use plastic connectors, which cover and protect the connection made between two wires. These connectors are sometimes referred to as butt splices and can have heat shrink ...

If you take apart splices, go in the opposite order. The ground should be the last thing you undo. Use one connector per splice (green, black and white). Buy connectors with as many ports (or more ...

Slide the tubing over the cable before you connect the wires to the splice block. Then slide the tubing over the connector and shrink it with a heat gun (best) or a torch (gently). The other type ...

Connectors are often used to join two fibers together instead of splices because they allow the fibers to be disconnected and reconnected easily. Splices, on the other hand, are permanent connections ...