Metallics JTM68LP 6-32 x 1-1/4 in. Truss Head Combo Receptacle Screws - Steel Zinc - Each

That's exactly what the extra length is for. The Metallics JTM68LP is a 6-32 thread by 1-1/4 inch long screw, where standard device screws that ship with a receptacle or switch are much shorter. The added length lets you reach the box ears when the box sits recessed behind thick drywall, tile, or a mud ring, or when you are stacking a plaster ring or spacer behind the device yoke.

Yes. 6-32 is the standard machine screw thread used for device mounting ears on steel outlet boxes, plaster rings, and switch and receptacle yokes, so the JTM68LP threads into existing box holes with no retapping. The only decision left is length, and 1-1/4 inch is the long option for recessed or shimmed devices.

Either one. It's a combo drive truss head, slotted and Phillips in the same recess, so you can run it with a #2 Phillips on a driver or finish it by hand with a flat blade. Handy on device work where you are already switching between slotted terminal screws and Phillips box screws.

Yes, these 6-32 truss head combo receptacle screws are USA made, which matters on public works and institutional jobs carrying domestic material requirements.

A truss head is wide and low profile. On receptacle and switch mounting that broad bearing surface spans the slot in the device yoke without pulling through, and the low crown keeps the screw head from interfering with the cover plate sitting flat. That matters most when you're using spacers or shimming a device forward in a recessed box.

The JTM68LP is zinc-plated steel, which handles normal indoor and protected conditions. Zinc plating gives sacrificial corrosion protection, not stainless-level resistance, so for wet locations, coastal exposure, or washdown areas a stainless device screw is the better call.

They're supplied in a jar, which is the practical format for a van or shop bin where you're grabbing a handful per job rather than opening a box each time.