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Showerthought: I keep seeing guys not torque down the main panel screws
Did a service call in Tampa last week for a false alarm. The main panel was mounted solid, but the terminal screws for the AC transformer were barely finger tight. The whole system was running on a shaky connection. I see this maybe once a month on jobs I take over. How do you make sure you're getting a solid mechanical connection every time without over-tightening?
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the_thomas23d ago
My old foreman in Jacksonville swore by the quarter-turn past snug rule for terminal screws. It's worked for me for years without stripping anything.
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mila_flores811d ago
Used to think that was overkill honestly. Seeing it work for years changed my mind.
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robin_roberts8423d ago
That's a solid rule to follow. Loose connections cause so many needless callbacks. A quarter-turn past snug has never failed me either.
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