IDEAL Industries 30-245 Pre-Insulated Crimp Connectors

The IDEAL 30-245 pre-insulated crimp connector is rated for a wire combination range of 600V, minimum 2 #22 AWG and maximum 1 #14 with 2 #18 AWG. If your splice falls outside that range, it won't crimp reliably and you need a different barrel size.

Yes. The 30-245 crimp connector is rated to 1,000 V maximum in fixtures and signs, with a maximum temperature rating of 150. The shell itself is a UL 94V-2 flame-retardant material rated at 105 C (221 F), which is what matters in an enclosed luminaire or sign canopy.

No, and this is a common mix-up in search. The IDEAL 30-245 is a pre-insulated crimp splice connector for joining conductors inside a box or fixture. The Leviton 8319-C is a hospital grade NEMA 5-20R cord connector and the Pass & Seymour Turnlok 27W Series is a 20A watertight NEMA 4X/6P connector, both of which are plug-and-receptacle style devices for cord ends. If you need to terminate a cord, those are the right family; if you need to splice wire, the 30-245 is.

The 30-245 is a pre-insulated crimp connector with a UL 94V-2 flame-retardant shell rated 105 C, intended for permanent pressure splices in fixtures, signs and high-vibration or OEM work, with no weatherproof rating claimed. For a wet-location cord connection, the Pass and Seymour Turnlok 27W Series 20A watertight connector is rated NEMA 4X/6P, and the Bryant WPC Series is a weatherproof wiring connector fitting.

No. The IDEAL 30-245 is a pre-insulated crimp connector that makes a permanent pressure-type splice on small wire, rated 600V for combinations from two #22 up to one #14 with two #18. The Leviton 8319-C is a hospital grade NEMA 5-20R connector - a cord-end device a plug inserts into, not a wire splice. The two are not interchangeable in a splice or fixture whip.

That is the case for using a crimp connector. The IDEAL 30-245 makes a permanent pressure-type connection rather than a mechanical thread grip, which is why IDEAL calls out high vibration environments and OEM assembly work as its use cases. The tradeoff is that it cannot be opened later for service the way a twist-on can.

The 30-245 is packaged as a carton of 1,000, which is an OEM/production quantity rather than a service-truck pack. One listed model, 30-245, carries UPC 783250461516.

The shell is translucent, so you can see the conductor ends inside and confirm the strands bottomed out before you crimp. The opening is also beveled to ease wire entry, and the flared skirt helps keep strands from turning back outside the barrel, which is the usual cause of a bad crimp.

The 30-245 is a small-wire crimp splice connector and carries no hospital grade designation. Where a hospital grade receptacle-end device is required, the Bryant 8269T is a hospital grade NEMA 5-15R connector and the Leviton 8319-C is hospital grade NEMA 5-20R.

Both are compact, but they do different jobs. The IDEAL 30-245 is a pre-insulated crimp connector that forms a permanent pressure splice on wire, translucent so the connection can be confirmed, sold in cartons of 1,000. The Leviton ML2-C is a midget connector in the ML2 series for electrical wiring, supplied in packs of 100. Choose the 30-245 when the connection is a crimped splice inside a fixture or tight enclosure.

No. The 30-245 handles small conductors in a crimped splice, with a range topping out at one #14 with two #18. For a 20A cord-connected device, the Leviton 15W33 is an industrial grade straight blade connector, 3-wire 2-pole, 125V 20A.

It is built for that. IDEAL designed the pre-insulated crimp connector line with a compact body specifically to fit tight locations, which is a practical advantage over a bulky twist-on splice when you are folding conductors back into a shallow canopy.