3M 7100136954 3M™ Performance Plus™ Wire Connectors

The Performance Plus connector covers 22 AWG through 8 AWG. That range is wide because the spring inside expands, so one connector handles combinations that would normally take two different sizes. Practically, it means an electrician can carry one connector for low-voltage fixture leads and for heavier 10 or 8 AWG feeder splices in the same box of parts.

Yes. The Performance Plus connector is rated 600 V generally, and 1000 V specifically in signs, lighting fixtures and luminaires. For standard branch circuit work in a building, treat it as a 600 V device.

Temperature range on the Performance Plus connector runs -40 C to 105 C (-40 F to 221 F), so cold attics, crawlspaces and cold-weather enclosures are within spec, as is the heat inside a luminaire housing. One thing to know before an outdoor or damp-location splice: these are not grease filled, so they offer no built-in corrosion sealant. For direct burial or wet locations you want a silicone-filled connector instead.

UL Listed, and the housing is flame retardant, which is what most institutional and multi-family specs call for on concealed splices. The shell is polypropylene with a thermoplastic elastomer, and the part is RoHS 2011/65/EU compliant without exemption.

There is. Maximum insulation outside diameter is 0.145 in (3.7 mm) per conductor. Thick-jacketed or double-insulated leads above that will not seat properly in the skirt even if the copper is within the 22 to 8 AWG range, so check the jacket, not just the gauge, on fixture whips and appliance cords.

No. For an intersystem bonding termination, the Burndy BDTIBB BONDIT wall mount intersystem bonding connector is the purpose-built part, in stainless steel and rated for #14 to #2 AWG. The 3M Performance Plus 7100136954 is a twist-on splice connector with polypropylene and thermoplastic elastomer insulation covering 22 to 8 AWG, intended for in-box conductor splices rather than a wall-mounted bonding termination.

The two-color body signals that the connector spans the range normally split between two separate wire nut sizes. Insulation is red and yellow, so on a panel or fixture inspection it reads as the combined-range Performance Plus rather than a single-size nut. In most applications one of these does the job of two traditional connectors, which is what cuts down how many sizes you stock on the truck.

Yes. The spring is flexible and expands rather than taking a permanent set, which is what allows reuse as well as the wide gauge range. That matters on service and troubleshooting calls where a junction gets opened and remade several times. The spring also gives a strong bite so the connection stays secure after remaking.

No. The 3M Performance Plus is a twist-on insulated splice connector for joining conductors inside a box or fixture. For intersystem bonding at the service you want a wall mount intersystem bonding connector such as the Burndy BDTIBB from the Bondit series, which is stainless steel and takes #14 to #2 AWG. Different job entirely, and an inspector will look for the dedicated bonding device.

A conduit fitting is the right part there. The RACO 4734 is a SWIVEL-LOK Series 1 in. Type B liquidtight multi-position connector in nylon, supplied in packs of 100, and it terminates the raceway at the enclosure. The 3M Performance Plus 7100136954 is a twist-on wire connector for splicing conductors from 22 to 8 AWG at up to 600 V; the two are used together on the same job but are not interchangeable.

No. The 3M Performance Plus 7100136954 is a twist-on wire connector that makes and insulates the splice itself, handling 22 to 8 AWG conductors at 600 V. The Burndy UCCOVER1BOX25 is a Tapit polyethylene tap connector cover, which is an insulating cover placed over a separate tap connector rather than a device that forms the connection. If you need a single component that both joins and insulates the conductors, use the twist-on connector.

Not for splicing conductors together. The RACO 232MSCM is a 4 in. square welded box, 2-1/8 in. deep, with an M bracket and a STAB-IT cable connector that secures the cable entering the box. Joining the conductors inside that box still calls for a splice device such as the 3M Performance Plus 7100136954 twist-on connector, which covers 22 through 8 AWG, is flame retardant, and is rated from -40 to 105 degrees Celsius.

Order by 3M MPN 7100136954. It belongs to the 3M Performance Plus Wire Connector family, the red/yellow dual color twist-on covering 22 to 8 AWG.