How to tap into a wire without solder or special connectors

How to tap into a wire without solder or special connectors | Crutchfield

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It may not be the best or most popular way, but it is possible to tap into a wire without using a special tap connector or solder. This short video shows you how to tap a wire if your preferred methods are not available.
In a perfect world, we'd recommend tapping into those wires using solder: • How to tap into a wire...
...or by using a special tap connector: • How to tap into a wire...
But what if that tap needs to happen NOW, and you don't have access to those other ways? That's when you can use the method shown here.
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@clarenceroller7897 10 ай бұрын

It looks go on a table with lots of room and light. Try doing that in a cramped engine compartment with bad lighting and little to no room and just about 6 inches of wire to do all that. Sometimes you just have to get down in the mud when you are wrestling a pig!

@tinyzeusjr6128 3 жыл бұрын

Very helpful and I grateful appreciate your content!

@jessechavira3492 3 жыл бұрын

Your the man!!

@nathanbalbuena7574 3 жыл бұрын

so helpful! thank you very much

@crutchfield 3 жыл бұрын

Of course! Let us know if we can help you with anything else in the future!

@DrewsR6 Жыл бұрын

Thank you !

@sgraygromaudio4881 4 ай бұрын

Love the video and the razor blade method give's me that feeling that reminds me why I fell in love with 12V lol

@crutchfield 4 ай бұрын

That's great! 🙂

@nicolasval8746 2 жыл бұрын

thank you!

@redpig1120 8 ай бұрын

Brilliant ❤

@PRLcafe 2 жыл бұрын

Great stuff, thank you boss!

@crutchfield 2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@bertiesworld 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting way of connecting two wires. I wouldn't use most electrical tape though. If it starts to warm up, the sticky stuff tends to migrate out. Self amalgamating tape is way more effective. Just wrap it around, pulling on it as you wind it around. Solid piece of insulation.

@mariomedinafitness Жыл бұрын

Great video

@crutchfield Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Are you working on a current installation, Mario?

@josh5826 3 жыл бұрын

ty bruddah

@vincentlee2460 9 күн бұрын

Non adhesive splicing tape holds the T joint forever and it does not leave sticky residue when removed. 3M makes them

@newguy69 2 жыл бұрын

I love how easy this looks when done by a pro who's done it probably thousand times. Try it yourself and bye bye harness 😆

@bilalsyed6 Жыл бұрын

Exactly😂

@Everydaycarry1911 Жыл бұрын

Plus he's using a decent gauge wire on a workbench. Do it in your vehicle with a small wire. But with good knife skills and some commen sense it wasn't that hard. My issue was the wire was to small for the t-taps to properly splice the sheath and make connection to the wire, this did eliminate that problem and allowed me to complete my project.

@amagic6962 Жыл бұрын

@@Everydaycarry1911 i have the same issue right now, the wire from the LED light is much too thin for the T tap so i am gonna have to go this route as well, maybe some heat shrink

@jesseyoung1672 3 жыл бұрын

Genius for auto use!! I am an electrician I never would of thought of this.

@chriscs9080 2 жыл бұрын

I am not an electrician and this was my first thought so I searched how to do it properly lol

@trythis2821 Жыл бұрын

Perfect, only thing I will do is actually solder the wires, so they never come apart and give a better connection.

@superkai6483 2 жыл бұрын

Nice and easy, cheers mate

@crutchfield 2 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed! 🙂

@jamesmurillo4463 3 жыл бұрын

Mr shaky better lay off that solder lol 😂

@autogeek23 3 жыл бұрын

i hope its this easy on a car that is 22 years old.

@mille7476 3 жыл бұрын

Wish me luck... here we go!

@lownb8656 3 жыл бұрын

You also splicing In your Miata radio? 😂

@natechotravels9300 3 жыл бұрын

Would this work to take power from a reverse light? I’m installing a reverse camera, and need to attach a power cable from the camera to the reverse cable.

@crutchfield 3 жыл бұрын

This process and the connectors shown will be able to work with the backup light wires to use them to power a backup camera!

@erikzazueta3932 4 ай бұрын

Did this work and has it lasted until now ?

@ZeriyaGaming 4 ай бұрын

@@erikzazueta3932 Use quality electrical tape like 3M. Otherwise it may become loose like mine did but the connection still worked. Just didn't feel as secure. Re-wrapped with better tape and all is well now.

@EchoVerse_Sonance 4 ай бұрын

It was so easy to do I was shocked!

@crutchfield 4 ай бұрын

Nice! What did you use the technique to install?

@EchoVerse_Sonance 4 ай бұрын

@@crutchfield puns, they are universal. Although I was met with minimal resistance, I guess I forgot to disconnect the battery, cause now I'm wired.

@crutchfield 4 ай бұрын

😁

@Muffin192213 2 жыл бұрын

Liquid electrical tape would be a better choice, it’s almost like the original material you cut away.

@evan_alexanderr 2 жыл бұрын

At the end when you wrap the wires in electrical tape, would shrink tubing work as well?

@crutchfield 2 жыл бұрын

Yes! Shrink tubing could be used instead of the tape. Just make sure to slide the tubing onto the wires before joining them as shown

@dunebasher1971 Жыл бұрын

Heatshrink would be ideal, but the problem normally is that you're tapping into a wire that's part of a harness and so you don't have clear access to one end of the wire to slide the heatshrink on.

@Tierone1337 7 ай бұрын

There’s no way to use heat shrink

@TimsBitsnPieces 2 жыл бұрын

and how do you cut the original wire like that when under the dash or kick boards on a vehicle....?

@crutchfield 2 жыл бұрын

Removing the panels will be required.

@yesheydorji3895 Жыл бұрын

its good idea. but do not use insulation tap instead use joint heat shrink sleeve to avoid forming corrosion over the time

@Tierone1337 7 ай бұрын

You can’t use heat shrink when there are no ends on the wire you’re tapping into ie a harness wire

@aussie8114 11 ай бұрын

Just cut the wire and twist them together. Slide heat shrink tube on it. Job done.

@Pinkielover 2 жыл бұрын

hard to do under a dash

@johannesrk2003 2 ай бұрын

Would this work to get signal from a headunit and into a high level cable to an active subwoofer?

@crutchfield 2 ай бұрын

Yes. What are you installing specifically?

@throttleblip1 2 жыл бұрын

You can just put a wire stripper on that area to remove the jacket...

@bilalahmed2386 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, excellent video, would this work on speaker wire?

@crutchfield 2 жыл бұрын

It sure does! This works well when needing to tap into stock wiring to get speaker level signals to send to new audio gear

@bilalahmed2386 2 жыл бұрын

@@crutchfield Thanks

@crutchfield 2 жыл бұрын

Anytime! 🙂

@danieldeanda5816 7 ай бұрын

Is this a fire hazard for led pod reverse lights wired directly to existing reverse lights?

@crutchfield 6 ай бұрын

It is not a fire hazard to wire a backup camera with LED lights to the reverse light circuit in a vehicle as long as no bare wires are left exposed. If the LED pod reverse lights use similar power to a typical backup camera, then we would expect the same results as long as no wires are left exposed which could lead to a short or a fire from a short.

@Keepthefaith116 3 жыл бұрын

So if I were to use a 9 conductor in my factory radio doing it this way should work?

@crutchfield 3 жыл бұрын

If you are referring to using the 9 conductor wire as a means to get and audio signal from a compatible factory radio to a new amp, then yes this can work and comes with the criteria that new speaker wire will be ran from the amp to each speaker.

@706d 2 жыл бұрын

Pro tip, use a lighter to melt off the sheathing around the wire.

@willemtenwolde5826 10 ай бұрын

my dad did exactly that in his shop the 1930s

@___sssebastiannn___ 2 ай бұрын

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

@rorymax8233 5 ай бұрын

👍

@grizzlee494 2 жыл бұрын

😎

@ronanrogers4127 3 жыл бұрын

Why would you prefer solder or positaps? What benefits do they have over a secure and insulated mechanical joint like this?

@kc1423 3 жыл бұрын

mechanical joint is not as secure as the other methods. They would not be "up to code".

@YangSword9x 3 жыл бұрын

Video guy says this is "a way" only when you dont have those tools/supply.... ---otherwise id recommend solder=molten metal bonding on a molecular level+rubber tape

@bfdmod 3 жыл бұрын

Solder creates a better electrical connection and prevent air gaps forming creating sparks that can damage your wire, if you use this method though you should be completely safe from that

@rich1958 Ай бұрын

Wouldn’t it be best to use the stripper tool to cut each end instead of razor?

@crutchfield Ай бұрын

A good wire stripper will also work.

@taylorpreston8502 3 жыл бұрын

would this work on an ebike battery with 1 red and 1 black wire. thanks

@crutchfield 3 жыл бұрын

We do not have information on the gauge of those wires to know if the Posi Tap connectors are the right size for it. I can tell you the taps we carry can work from 10 gauge down to 22 gauge wire. If you can find out the gauge of the wire on the ebike, and its in this range, 10-22 gauge, then they will work. Here's the ones we carry right now: www.crutchfield.com/I-rYTVc227/shopsearch/posi_tap.html

@ericb.davenport9762 3 ай бұрын

Would a suitcase connector work?

@crutchfield 3 ай бұрын

Yes.

@schwinnbiking 8 ай бұрын

You can solder over that first

@bilalzaib8426 2 жыл бұрын

This is called military splicing

@kelleysimonds5945 3 ай бұрын

This technique must NOT be used on the wiring beyond the interior of the vehicle or anywhere it can become wet.

@DynoDieselWagon 2 жыл бұрын

ALWAYS use solder or do not attempt. IT WILL CORRODE over time .

@mobmob5944 2 жыл бұрын

If you don’t have solder you can melt a penny or nickel with a torch like solder and if you dont have tape melt some hot glue sticks to insulate the wires or if you dont want to get a felony just melt the glue stick after you braid the wires together also use some flux if you melt pennys or solder helps clean the wire and better cohesion

@jasont.1530 9 ай бұрын

It wont corrode if you use marine shrinkwrap that has glue to prevent atmosphere from getting at it.

@ddvs7945 3 жыл бұрын

Genuises.

@mobgma 4 жыл бұрын

thats okay but i prefer solder or positaps.

@dunebasher1971 Жыл бұрын

Which is fine, but the whole point of the video is showing how to do it if you *don't* have either of those things.

@samb6467 2 жыл бұрын

insane

@jeffreyhurst7231 3 жыл бұрын

80 percent of people who try this will cut the wire.

@otherjeremiah8495 3 жыл бұрын

Yolo!

@chriscs9080 2 жыл бұрын

not really do some tests on a spare wire to see how to do it properly :) You just have to take it slowly

@brpnw4r94 2 жыл бұрын

@chris cs ...yes, I'd use a dull hot knife to "melt" through the wire and expose it. Risking cutting strands, especially 16-18awg wire, using a blade could make me lose my mind. Cheers

@shafi10a 11 ай бұрын

Yea, guaranteed to fail over time. ONLY solder. No connectors no splicing by hand. Only solder.

@kafklatsch3198 5 ай бұрын

Absurd... expose that much wire and may as well cut that wire, add adhesive heat shrink, and solder all three together...... slide the heat shrink over it.... good video otherwise..