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Review on πŸ”Œ WAGO 221 LEVER-NUTS 36pc Compact Wire Connector Assortment: 16x 221-412, 12x 221-413, 8x 221-415 by Anthony Arcos

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Why doesn't everyone use these nuts instead of wire nuts?

Thatsssssssssss I LOVE these things over the traditional "wire nuts". Replacement "strips" of the LED lighting. I noticed the "controllers" I had when you pulled the plug hard and when you restored power the bar blinked/rebooted for 2-3 seconds. This didn't suit my needs as I was planning on whipping it to serve as a "closet" light when you open and close the door. So I used these WAGOs to ground the RGB pins on the strip to force "WHITE" as the color of the strip and just powered the line from cheap AC adapters combined with a switch cabinet and voila! My closet light turns on and off instantly when you open and close the door. My wiring is embarrassingly hacky, but... who's looking at the back of the closet!? =) Wagos saved me the trouble of hard soldering sockets to 3 stuck pins, to a strip of plastic that can "melt" under the soldering station. All in all, a very inexpensive solution with the ability to "change" the color by simply pulling one of the 3 ground connections on WAGO. Definitely worth every penny compared to wire nuts (although it's more expensive) but the reuse factor is amazing!

Pros
  • Easy to use
Cons
  • Concise instructions