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1. The method of insulated stranded electrical wire connection comprising the steps of:
providing separate lengths of stranded electrical wire to be connected; stripping insulation off the ends of each of said lengths of wire to expose conductor strands; pressing the exposed strands together so that the strands are intermeshed; providing a compression member; inserting the compression member over the pressed, intermeshed strands; applying constant pressure to the compression member in distinct, irreversible, ratcheting pressure intervals to tightly compress the exposed conductor strands of each length of wire within compression member; continuing to apply constant pressure to the compression member in distinct, irreversible, ratcheting pressure intervals until all spaces between the strands and the compression member are eliminated, forming a secure connection between said lengths of wire with no spaces between the conductor strands and the compression member; providing a tube connector containing a dielectric gel, the tube connector comprising a tube cover having a snap connector member; inserting the pressed, intermeshed strands and compression member into the tube connector and dielectric gel; enveloping the strands and the member within the dielectric gel; rotating the tube cover over the tube connector; and locking the snap connector member over the tube cover, thereby providing a watertight connection between the wires within the tube connector. |