Ty-Rap is a brand of cable tie used generically for any self-locking nylon strap that bundles conductors in panels, fastens cable to supports and dresses wiring neatly. Sizes run from small 4-inch ties for control wiring to long heavy ties for feeders, with UV-resistant black versions for outdoors. Tie guns tension and cut the tails flush, because a sharp hand-cut tail slices hands later.
Ty-rap the conductors in the panel every six inches and cut the tails flush, I don't want anyone bleeding at trim.
Also heard as
- zip tie
- cable tie
- wire tie
Related terms
Make up
To splice, pigtail and fold the wires in a box so it is ready for a device or cover.
Guts
Interior of a panel: the bus bars, breaker mounting and neutral assembly that bolt into the enclosure.
Tub
Empty panel enclosure, the steel back box that goes in at rough-in before the interior and cover arrive.