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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Alaska Man on April 21, 2014, 03:12:17 PM

Title: Torque and breakers
Post by: Alaska Man on April 21, 2014, 03:12:17 PM
How important is getting the exact torque on the breaker wire lugs? I just screwed then down tight.
Title: Re: Torque and breakers
Post by: Vic on April 21, 2014, 04:50:22 PM
Alaska ,

Many of us lack the correct Torque Drivers.

Suggest,  that without the correct driver,  that you torque all of these connections TIGHT,  and then let them rest over-night or for a couple of days,  and torque them tight, again.

Do NOT use finely stranded cable on any breaker lugs.  19,  or 7 strand cable is fine.

Opinion,  YMMV.   Good Luck,    Vic
Title: Re: Torque and breakers
Post by: Alaska Man on April 21, 2014, 04:55:11 PM
Thanks.

The local solar guy gave me these end caps to go over the stranded wire ends, but they were to big to fit into the lugs. So I nixed those too. The wire barely fits, 12 volt system.