Republic of the Philippines

UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

OF SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES
C.M. Recto Avenue, Lapasan, Cagayan de Oro City 9000
Tel. Nos.: (088) 856-1738
College of Engineering and Architecture
Electrical Engineering Department

EE111: Introduction to Electrical Engineering

Kinds of Splices and Joints
SPLICES DESCRIPTION ILLUSTRATION

A wire splice widely used or applied inside to

Western union
building. This splice is applied only to small solid
short tie
wire.

A splice which is similar to a western union

Western union
short tie, only that the number of twist at the center
long tie
and at both end are more compare to a short tie.

Duplex Wire
A wire splice used in joining wires in parallel.
Splice

This splice in applied in both inside and outside

Britannia the building to big solid wire where twisting is
difficult.

A splice similar in appearance with that of

Scarfed Splice
Britannia only that its end is hidden.

A splice used in joining through conductors that

Ordinary wrapped
are stranded. This kind of splice is applied in the
cable splice
absence of the connectors.

Plain tap or tee This is mostly used in outside work for joining
joint a tap wire to a through conductor.

Small aerial tap A join mostly used in location where wires are
joint subjected to considerable movement.

This is mostly used for tapping a temporary

Knotted or loop
wiring or lightning system where soldering is not
tap joint
applied.

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 Republic of the Philippines
UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
OF SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES
C.M. Recto Avenue, Lapasan, Cagayan de Oro City 9000
Tel. Nos.: (088) 856-1738
College of Engineering and Architecture
Electrical Engineering Department

EE111: Introduction to Electrical Engineering

Ordinary cable This is generally used where large stranded

tap joint wires are tap to a main or through conductor.

This is used in large solid conduct where it is

Wrapped tap or
found difficult to wrap the large tap wire around the
tee joint
main wire.

Split cable tap or This is most frequently used where small

tee joint stranded wire or cable are tap to a through conductor.

This is used where two tap conductors are to

Ordinary cross
extend away from the branch conductor in opposite
joint
direction.

This is used in the same manner and reason as

Double wrapped
the ordinary cross join with the advantage of being
cross joint
stronger.

A wire splice mostly used in outlet and junction

Rat Tail joint
boxes.

Through Fixture This is used where fixture leads are connected

Joint to branch wire at an immediate point.

Terminating This is used where fixture leads are joining to

Fixture the end of the branch or conductor.

In making up a drop cord, tie an underwriters

Underwriters’ knot at the top so that the weight is supported not by
knot the copper conductors where they are connected to
the terminals, but by the knot.

Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.
Maria Robinson
 Republic of the Philippines
UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
OF SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES
C.M. Recto Avenue, Lapasan, Cagayan de Oro City 9000
Tel. Nos.: (088) 856-1738
College of Engineering and Architecture
Electrical Engineering Department

EE111: Introduction to Electrical Engineering

USE OF DIFFERENT WIRE SPLICES IN ELECTRICAL JOBS

1. Western union short tie – A wire splice widely used or applied inside to building. This splice is applied
only to small solid wire.
2. Western union long tie – A splice which is similar to a western union short tie, only that the number of
twist at the center and at both end are more compare to a short tie.
3. Duplex Wire Splice – A wire splice used in joining wires in parallel.
4. Britannia – This splice in applied in both inside and outside the building to big solid wire where twisting
is difficult.
5. Scarfed Splice – A splice similar in appearance with that of Britannia only that its end is hidden.
6. Ordinary wrapped cable splice – A splice used in joining through conductors that are stranded. This
kind of splice is applied in the absence of the connectors.
7. Plain tap or tee join – This is mostly used in outside work for joining a tap wire to a through conductor.
8. Small aerial tap join – A join mostly used in location where wires are subjected to considerable
movement.
9. Knotted or loop tap join – This is mostly used for tapping a temporary wiring or lightning system where
soldering is not applied.
10. Ordinary cable tap join – This is generally used where large stranded wires are tap to a main or through
conductor.
11. Wrapped tap or tee join – This is used in large solid conduct where it is found difficult to wrap the large
tap wire around the main wire.
12. Split cable tap or tee join – This is most frequently used where small stranded wire or cable are tap to a
through conductor.
13. Ordinary cross joint – This is used where two tap conductors are to extend away from the branch
conductor in opposite direction.
14. Double wrapped cross join – This is used in the same manner and reason as the ordinary cross join with
the advantage of being stronger.
15. Rat Tail join – A wire splice mostly used in outlet and junction boxes.
16. Through Fixture Join – This is used where fixture leads are connected to branch wire at an immediate
point.
17. Terminating Fixture – This is used where fixture leads are joining to the end of the branch or conductor.
18. Underwriters’ knot – In making up a drop cord, tie an underwriters knot at the top so that the weight is
supported not by the copper conductors where they are connected to the terminals, but by the knot.

Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.
Maria Robinson