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Re:I Ripped Out a £6k Lighting System by core-questions on Sunday November 15, 2020 @03:43PM (#25104633)
I was confused as all get-out about what a "wire nut" is, turns out Marettes are not what everyone calls 'em!
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Re:I Ripped Out a £6k Lighting System by dylan604 on Sunday November 15, 2020 @04:26PM (#25105027)
without looking it up, sounds like you are referring the brand name or the manufacture/distributor of wire nuts available at your local hardware store.
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Re:I Ripped Out a £6k Lighting System by minitoar on Sunday November 15, 2020 @05:18PM (#25105468)
It's actually based on the name of the inventor, a Canadian, and is commonly used in Canada as a generic name.
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