weirdest part I've ever seen - what is this?!?

Trade name....Burndy or Bundy connector.

 

THIS is what you should be connecting your grounding electrode conductor to the ground rod with, not a split bolt...


...it's called an "acorn clamp"

 

I love the HAMB! The knowledge shared here is simply shocking...

 

it's for connecting heavy wires together, i've used them in cars with heavy copper wire such as battery cables, you have to make sure it's well wrapped, put your wires together,tighten the crap out of it, now wrap it with quality electrical tape several times, now wrap it with good friction tape,the kind you stretch. i've never had one go bad.

 

Call it a Bundy connector if you find one at the shoe store. Or under a redhead.

 

as long as they are well wrapped they are a very high quality splice

 

Historical perspective: We used to call them "Kearney"s when i started in the power line construction business in the late 1950's; had 'em all the way from #8 up to 500MCM (which is about 5/8"); technical name is: "Split Bolt Connector", and they are made in copper/bronze and aluminum alloys. This style of connector has been around for more than a hundred years; my Gramps, who started as a Lineman in 1906, was using them at that time. Depending on where you live, and how old your neighborhood is, if you go into your back yard - or your front - and look up at the wires on the poles that feed the electric power to your house, on the wires at the very top of the pole, and another group of three wires about six or eight feet lower on the pole, you might see some of these in use. We were still using them when I retired in 1995. As to the idea of using them in automotive wiring, yeah, they'd work; but, they make an ugly looking joint.

 

Oh, by the way, we got rid of just about all of our split bolts for making motor connections at work when we got these slipfit connectors from Thomas and Betts. They crimp onto the end of each wire, then simply slip together. You put a rubber boot over them and secure it with a zip tie. I love them. Seriously. On a 3phase 50HP motor they have LESS resistance than a well done clamped connection!

 

I bet Michael Waltrip knows! Gary

 

Thanks electrodude!! to many people do not know proper wiring techniques or material. people, please call a professional for your household wiring needs. The people at home depot or lowes are genarally NOT electricians!!
Thanks again!!

 

or if you have a service change there might be some 2 screw connectors up there

 

SOL 4 means your "SHIT OUT OF LUCK FOREVER" if you hook it up..... wrong.....

 

It's a dickfer.
What's a "dickfer"?
Fer takin' a piss, stupid!

 

Put it on ebay.

Rare, semi precious metal, Rat Rod, 32 Ford, may have been owned by Elvis.

 

No offense to the "Home Depot Expert", but they really do not know what the heck they are talking about, in my experience.

I take my boy to Home Depot because he loves to ride in the racecar carts. On about every third visit I usually end up interrupting the "expert" as he shows someone how to quickly and efficiently kill themselves or their loved ones

 

We used to use them to clamp wire rope. They worked great on our SoapBox Racers, to connect the steering cables. We thought they made us more streamlined.

 

Oh crap, you just reminded me. I used a smaller version of the same thing to literally make a new clutch cable for my '78 KZ1000 in the parking lot of a Home Depot in London KY about 15 years ago. It was still on the bike when it got knocked out from under me sitting at a red light. That was about 4 years ago.

 

whats a henway???????

( sorry, but somebody had to do it...)

 

yup, splice or clamp