Terminals make some wiring jobs easy

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Yellow female terminal for 10-12 gauge wire

Blue female terminal for 14-16 gauge

 Available hardware store, home center, electric supply, lighting store, internet




Female terminal crimped on end of  14ga wire

Terminals work on stranded or solid wire

Tip for solid wire: use hammer to flatten solid wire a bit so terminal grips better

Use crimp teeth to crush terminal onto wire