Joining Solid Conductors

Duration: 22 min

Year Published: 1945

Creator: Office of Education (Department of Health, Education, and Welfare)

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: Optical sound

Description: Shows how to make a western union, pigtail, plain tap, 'wrapped tap' or britannia, loop tap and fixture joints. Explains how to use a blowtorch, flux and solder joints, and insulate joints. From the ELECTRICAL WORK series. Wiring, No. 1

Complete Record: , Shows how to remove insulation from a wire and how to clean the conductor; how to make a Western Union, pigtail, plain tap, wrapped tap or Britannia, loop tap, and fixture joints; how to care for a use a blowtorch; how to flux and solder joints; and how to insulate joints with rubber tape and with friction tape.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.

Metadata Source:3434 U.S. Government Films