Torque and breakers

[Alaska Man]

How important is getting the exact torque on the breaker wire lugs? I just screwed then down tight.

[Vic]

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

[Alaska Man]

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.