Heat is not our friend.

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Yes too much current causes HEAT!

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Who needs wirenuts

Notice the hot and neutral conductors twisted together and then put under the terminal screw

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wirenuts?

A closer shot

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Whats a junction box

I found this nailed to beam in the basement of a house. No box, just a couple of roofing nails through the holes in the yoke.

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Wire to short? Just splice it!

This was about a foot away from the above  outlet

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