The Final Four and Connect Four
Posted by Eric G. Stark on 4th Apr 2019
The NCAA men's basketball tournament is down to four teams, the Final Four, as they are known during March Madness.
Admit it, you had Duke winning the championship, didn't you? Not me. I picked Michigan State to beat the Blue Devils.
It was the rest of my bracket that was horrible by then. I had North Carolina wining the tourney.
Never did I think the Final Four would be Virginia, Auburn, Texas Tech and Michigan State. Who had that in their bracket?
Talking about the Final Four made me think of a game I played as child.
It was called Connect Four. Remember that Milton Bradley game that came out in 1974? This is a two-player game like checkers, where you connect four pieces vertically, diagonally or horizontally to win.
Connect Four reminded me of a new product we have here at McCombs Supply the Wago wire connector. Instead of connecting four wires, however, McCombs sells connectors for two levers, three levers and five wire levers.
Yes, I realize my chain of thoughts went from the Final Four to Connect Four to Wago Wire Connectors, but do you see the connection?
Just as Wagyu beef is the best, so are these splicing compactors. But unlike Wagyu beef, which tends to be expensive, these are not, selling for a little as $3.80 at McCombs.
Whether in a junction or distribution box, WAGO's wire and splicing connectors offer you the right product for every installation job. The push-in termination or lever-actuated will save you time and money.
WAGO product works far better than traditional wire connectors. You can connect different size wires together in a snap. One wire goes into each hole.
I have a WAGO 5-lever connector at my desk and enjoy lifting and snapping the levers in
place. These are really a great way to connect wires.
The splicing compactors are equipped with cage-packed compact and connects solid, stranded and fine-stranded conductors without tools.
Wiring is very easy. First, strip conductor to 9 to 10 millimeters or 0.37 inches (just pull back a little bit). Open clamping unit via integrated lever and insert conductor. Then lower the lever to close clamp.