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A pigtail joint is used where a number of wires must be consolidated into just one to make a connection. For instance, say you have an outlet box where you have to wire a receptacle. The only problem is you have too many wires. One comes from the breaker, one goes to the next recep, and a third goes to a light switch to feed the room light fixture. You have three hot wires, but there is no legal and safe way to terminate three wires on the recep. So, you cut a short piece of wire a few inches long. With the proper size wire-nut, you tie all three hot wires and your short piece (the pigtail) together. Now you have a single wire that will fit nicely on the receptacle. Of course, you would do the same with the neutral and ground.

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