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 Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 6:20 pm Post subject: Molex wire splice recall |
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1. Electrical Wire Splices Recalled Due to Shock and Fire Hazards
NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs
Washington, DC 20207
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 20, 2008
Release #08-367
Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 624-4320
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
Electrical Wire Splices Recalled Due to Shock and Fire Hazards
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: Electrical Wire Splices (also known as Butt Splice Connectors)
Units: About 53,000
Manufacturer: Molex, of Lisle, Ill.
Hazard: The splice can fail to hold the wires adequately together, posing a shock and fire hazard to consumers.
Incidents/Injuries: Gardner Bender has received one report of a recalled butt splice failing to hold wires together. No injuries have been reported.
Description: The recalled butt splices are used to connect electrical wires to one another. They are typically used for wiring small electrical appliances, like audio equipment, or in automotive applications. The splices are yellow insulated vinyl and measure about one inch long and ¼ inch wide. They were intended for use with 12-10 AWG wire. 12-10 is stamped on the side of the splices. Model numbers 10-126, or 21-126, and Gardner Bender are printed on the product's packaging. They were sold in packages of 8 or 50.
Sold at: Electrical distributors, hardware stores, and home centers nationwide from June 2005 through April 2008 for between $1 and $5.
Manufactured in: United States
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using products that contain the recalled butt splices and contact the firm for free replacement splices.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Gardner Bender at (800) 624-4320 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at www.gardnerbender.com
To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including pictures of the recalled product, please go to: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml08/08367.html
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Joemotis(at)aol.com
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| Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 5:57 pm Post subject: Molex wire splice recall |
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If you do not tug test a crimped connection before putting it in service, you will have a failure over time, guaranteed.
My personal reflection on this is as we get older, that old nemesis arthritis starts to kick in and we just do not squeeze the Sta-Kon pliers with the crushing grip of our youth.
Joe Motis
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It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your travel deal here.
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nuckolls.bob(at)cox.net
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| Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 11:24 am Post subject: Molex wire splice recall |
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At 08:11 PM 8/20/2008 -0600, you wrote:
| Quote: | 1. Electrical Wire Splices Recalled Due to Shock and Fire Hazards
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| Quote: | Hazard: The splice can fail to hold the wires adequately together, posing
a shock and fire hazard to consumers.
Incidents/Injuries: Gardner Bender has received one report of a recalled
butt splice failing to hold wires together. No injuries have been reported.
Description: The recalled butt splices are used to connect electrical
wires to one another. They are typically used for wiring small electrical
appliances, like audio equipment, or in automotive applications. The
splices are yellow insulated vinyl and measure about one inch long and ¼
inch wide. They were intended for use with 12-10 AWG wire. 12-10 is
stamped on the side of the splices. Model numbers 10-126, or 21-126, and
Gardner Bender are printed on the product's packaging. They were sold in
packages of 8 or 50.
Sold at: Electrical distributors, hardware stores, and home centers
nationwide from June 2005 through April 2008 for between $1 and $5.
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Well gee . . . do we (or anyone else) know if this
splice was properly applied; right wire size, right
tool, right process?
There is MUCH more to this story than is knowable from
the announcement. A review of Gardner Bender's tools
at:
http://www.gardnerbender.com/pdf/products/Hand_tools.pdf
suggest that their termination/splicing products at:
http://www.gardnerbender.com/pdf/products/Terminals_wire.pdf
show that these are low-tech devices and tools not
intended to deliver consistent, gas-tight crimps combined
with insulation support. None of these products and tools
are suited for use in anything but the most benign of
environments and especially not with solid wire. It would
not surprise me that the failure cited in the recall was
a result of misapplication of wire, terminal and/or tool.
To initiate a recall on a single incident is suspicious
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If you do not tug test a crimped connection before putting it in service,
you will have a failure over time, guaranteed.
My personal reflection on this is as we get older, that old nemesis
arthritis starts to kick in and we just do not squeeze the Sta-Kon pliers
with the crushing grip of our youth.
Joe Motis
Joe, the tools and materials we SHOULD be using will conform
to performance standards set by design goals of the terminal
designer as described in:
http://www.aeroelectric.com/articles/terminal.pdf
applied to STRANDED wire with tools tested for compatibility
with both terminals and wire for achieving gas-tight
connections. No "testing" is necessary if one has done
their homework before hammering on the airplane.
The Gardner-Bender products were not designed to those
goals nor do their tools provide sculptured dies
closed against hard stops with ratcheting handled
tools.
Bob . . .
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( . . . a long habit of not thinking )
( a thing wrong, gives it a superficial )
( appearance of being right . . . )
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( -Thomas Paine 1776- )
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