• DominusOfMegadeus@sh.itjust.worksOP
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    1 day ago

    Honestly, maybe four of the 221s, and a few others. I always succumb to the value prop and buy more than I need. They’re just much more elegant, and SO much easier to use than the twisty caps. And I like having extras of this kind of thing on hand. It’s such a good feeling when something comes up, and you’re like, “I have a thing for that!” (Like, I have a random old replacement window latch that’s been sitting in a toolbox for 20 years, and I was just messing with the latch that just broke on the bathroom window, and the light of realization shone down from on high)

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      22 hours ago

      • Wagos are a great, replaceable and affordable way to connect wires

      • still use wire nuts bc it makes the happy go zoom when I twist the wires correctly.

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        19 hours ago

        My increasingly arthritic fingers make the “why are you doing this to us over and over?!” sound as I attempt to twist stubborn Romex 12/2 wires together.

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          12 hours ago

          Not to say you shouldn’t use wagos because I do, but even elechickens use a pair lineman pliers to twist all the wires correctly before installing the wire nut.

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            8 hours ago

            I was generalizing. But I use my fingers to both hold the wires in one hand, and manipulate the pliers in the other. I can’t avoid using fingers. It’s a personal failing.