Twist or no twist

[cliffed]

Remembering back when I first started electrical 1970 the guys always twisted cables, one piece of green sleeving & twisted like a corkscrew,so tight when you separated them they bust off @ the ends.
2.5 mm twisted @ sockets & in connectors...these days wagos come to the rescue,does anyone twist the earth“s now @ sockets.
Just wondering I know it’s a No No with the new lads now.

 

[Lister1987]

The IET "On Site Guide" shows conductors twisted together on page's 106 and 107 for continuity testing, that could be taken as approval of the method.

Isn't the OSG about 30 years old now? Are we suprised that a few relics and former practices, incorrect information etc (spanning several editions and seemingly not picked up) are still in it?

 

[DPG]

Isn't the OSG about 30 years old now? Are we suprised that a few relics and former practices, incorrect information etc (spanning several editions and seemingly not picked up) are still in it?

But as it gets revised it should be kept up to date.

 

[loz2754]

But as it gets revised it should be kept up to date.

It should. Maybe one of its editors is a secret Twister.

 

[Mike Johnson]

Perhaps so, it's as about as out of date as Chubby Checker. ?