Matt Colie wrote on Tue, 02 March 2021 17:39

blur911 wrote on Tue, 02 March 2021 18:07

Oh, ok. I have one, just never heard it called that. Must be a US/Canadian thing.
Tell me, do you use "wire-nuts" or "Marrettes"?

Burl,

Marrettes is a trade name that never got any penetration into the US market. The only reason I know about it is because where I lived in Maine for a time, half of our hardware came over from New Brunswick.

Matt

That's what I mean. The first time an American engineer asked me for a wire-nut, he couldn't believe I'd never heard of them.
Of course, he had never heard of Marrettes, which is what everyone calls them here.
I think Fox & Hound are trademark names owned by Triplett, which makes electrical test equipment. I guess same idea as a hi-pot insulation tester being called a "Megger".