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Electrical insulation compound.

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Previously:

https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...797#post226160
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...032#post230110
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...886#post202532
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...195#post195781
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...004#post191241

This is an irresponsible video. No part of it should be taken as a proper way to make electrical connections or insulate wiring on anything above low voltage and low amperage connections.

I've used this as a temporary repair to wires in vehicles that have abraded their insulation. For that purpose it's fine. As an alternative to wire nuts in a plastic box for residential wiring? Yikes.

I use this stuff AFTER I've put on a wire nut or similar to provide sealing to the connection from water/dirt/humidity. In particular, trailer tail lights. I hook the light connections with wire nuts, and then seal them with this stuff, and later on when the tail light gets hit/smashed/broken, it is far easier to replace and the wires are still good when it's removed. That's all 12v DC applications though.

I've never used this stuff on anything 120v or higher.

I see those are Chinese characters on the canister, and I'm guessing that's in China, where they use 230v 1 phase power, 1 hot, 1 neutral, 1 ground. I know, I lived there! Shady wiring was pretty typical.

Liquid Tape, used often in marine wiring, especially in salt water applications...

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Originally Posted by KustomsbyKent

I use this stuff AFTER I've put on a wire nut or similar to provide sealing to the connection from water/dirt/humidity. In particular, trailer tail lights. I hook the light connections with wire nuts, and then seal them with this stuff

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Wire nuts for vehicle chassis wiring is the second sketchiest thing I've read in this thread. Wire nuts do not belong on a vehicle, especially underneath them.

Every trailer I've seen with electric brakes has used wire nuts wrapped in tape for the magnet connection. I always change that but its common...

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Originally Posted by nova_robotics

Wire nuts for vehicle chassis wiring is the second sketchiest thing I've read in this thread. Wire nuts do not belong on a vehicle, especially underneath them.

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Wire nuts do not belong anywhere. I find it hard to believe that they are allowed in wiring codes.

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Originally Posted by tonyfoale

Wire nuts do not belong anywhere. I find it hard to believe that they are allowed in wiring codes.

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North America is built on the damn things. You won't find many houses that have any Wagos at all.

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Originally Posted by nova_robotics

North America is built on the damn things. You won't find many houses that have any Wagos at all.

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I had to look up "Wagos" I had never heard of those, definitely looks better than the old "wire nuts" method.

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Originally Posted by Frank S

This is an irresponsible video. No part of it should be taken as a proper way to make electrical connections or insulate wiring on anything above low voltage and low amperage connections.

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It looks pretty good to me, but my only qualification is as an electrical engineer.