What is the purpose of terminal strips?

What is the purpose of terminal strips?

Increase Safety. Terminal blocks increase safety by grounding, isolating, and protecting the other components in the electrical circuit. Terminal blocks are available with finger-safe connections to prevent electrical shock. And, terminal blocks can also provide test points, which add even more safety to the circuit.

What is a jumper strip?

Jumpers are used to connect the terminals on a terminal strip with one another. Insertable jumpers can be used to connect neighboring or adjacent terminals together. Insertable jumpers are usually crowned connection elements which are attached to the terminal connection points.

What is a terminal barrier strip?

Featuring many screw terminals, barrier strips are junction unit to connect two or more cables without the need for plugs. Future Electronics brings you an exclusive collection of terminal blocks and barrier strips to support a broad range of wire-to-board and wire-to-wire configurations.

Can you cut terminal strips?

* Terminal Block Strip can be easily cut to shorter lengths if required. * The embedded fixing screw fixes the wires reliably and helps prevent accidental contact with the terminals.

What is a DIN rail terminal block?

DIN rail and channel terminal blocks are rack or box mount connection points for securing two or more wires to a circuit or power bus. Certain types may include a single or dual disconnect fuse or switch feature, feed-through capability, grounding, built-in indicators and resistors, isolation and circuit protection.

How does a screw terminal work?

Screw terminal: Screw clamp terminals are the most common type of connection method. The wire or conductor is simply pressed against the conductor strip in the block by tightening the screw. Screw terminals accommodate a very wide range of wire or conductor sizes. A ferrule strengthens the end of the wire/conductor.

Why are there 4 screws on an outlet?

They have four screws so that you can run power to another receptacle off the second set. It makes no difference which set you connect your wires to. For the switched outlet, you need to break the little brass tab off that runs in between the upper and lower screw sets.