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Wago’s pull test

Baldyhugh
Hi all.

I've been using wago’s for a couple of years now and more recently the 221 series mainly on lighting circuits. As I do with all terminations, I do a gentle ‘pull test’ after connection which was drummed into me from apprenticeship days to check if the wire is securely held. I also do this with the wago’s but on occasion find that the wire will pull back slightly but not pull out. It can then be pushed forward again fully up into the terminal. I find that this happens more with solid conductors rather than stranded or flex. My query is, am I damaging the internal workings of the wago by carrying out this pull test? I like the reassurance of a pull test on terminations but should it be given a miss on wago’s?


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    Chris Pearson:
    aligarjon:

    I only use the levers if i am connecting a flex as i have never been able to push one into the standard Wago without it just bending over.   If you need to get a smaller cable out of the standard Wago without  destroying it, so maybe to test.  If you push another core of the same size up along side it will pull out with a gentle wiggle if you are careful  (I have only tried it with 1.0mm)  


    Yes, I don't think that the ordinary ones are intended for flex, but there are the straight through ones for lighting with a sort of push button for release.


    I have just tried the second wire trick. It worked for 1.5 mm² and 1.0 mm², but the second wire tends to catch! However, if you use a scrap for the second wire, it can suffer a bit of abuse when you pull it out. 2 x 2.5 mm² doesn't fit. Another good tip! ?




    Funnily enough i only discovered it by doing the 'pull test' after trying to fit 2 conductors in the same terminal ,   :)



    Gary


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    Chris Pearson:
    aligarjon:

    I only use the levers if i am connecting a flex as i have never been able to push one into the standard Wago without it just bending over.   If you need to get a smaller cable out of the standard Wago without  destroying it, so maybe to test.  If you push another core of the same size up along side it will pull out with a gentle wiggle if you are careful  (I have only tried it with 1.0mm)  


    Yes, I don't think that the ordinary ones are intended for flex, but there are the straight through ones for lighting with a sort of push button for release.


    I have just tried the second wire trick. It worked for 1.5 mm² and 1.0 mm², but the second wire tends to catch! However, if you use a scrap for the second wire, it can suffer a bit of abuse when you pull it out. 2 x 2.5 mm² doesn't fit. Another good tip! ?




    Funnily enough i only discovered it by doing the 'pull test' after trying to fit 2 conductors in the same terminal ,   :)



    Gary


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