• m-p{3}@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    I’m not an electrician, but I always found the backstab a terrible idea, compared to the screw connectors…

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      1 year ago

      On receptacles it generally is a bad idea. Things being plugged & unplugged all the time makes for little micro movements of the device that will wear at the thin connection and over time cause a problem. It’s not as big of a problem for switches, not as much movement and beating around