infinite_ass@leminal.space to Dull Men's Club@lemmy.world · 8 days agoCheck out this wiring, now I'm gonna stick it in the boxleminal.spaceimagemessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down10
arrow-up14arrow-down1imageCheck out this wiring, now I'm gonna stick it in the boxleminal.spaceinfinite_ass@leminal.space to Dull Men's Club@lemmy.world · 8 days agomessage-square16fedilink
minus-squareargh_another_username@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 days agoYou press the wire directly into the round hole. To remove, you need to stick a small screwdriver into the rectangular hole next to it.
minus-squareMpatch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 days agoNo one uses holes. They have a high fail rate, the Unless they are the high-end outlets where the screw also clamps the wire in the hole. And still, no one uses holes.
minus-squareAtropos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 days agoI use the holes, they’re just easier. Never had one fail. Most old work I take apart also uses the holes.
minus-squarebeastlykings@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agoEntirely anecdotal, but I’ve come across failed hole installations.
You press the wire directly into the round hole. To remove, you need to stick a small screwdriver into the rectangular hole next to it.
No one uses holes. They have a high fail rate, the Unless they are the high-end outlets where the screw also clamps the wire in the hole. And still, no one uses holes.
I use the holes, they’re just easier. Never had one fail.
Most old work I take apart also uses the holes.
Entirely anecdotal, but I’ve come across failed hole installations.