Walt
Well Known Member
While in the process of a panel upgrade/re-wiring the fuse blocks I found all the bus bar stud nuts loose on the fuse blocks
The nut that attaches the wires to this stud was still tight so apparently the fuse block material itself had deformed/compressed enough to allow the bus bar stud nut to loose its tension.
This is the nut you see in the picture below, with this nut loose a high resistance bus bar connection may exist which could result in overheating, a melted fuse block or other hard to find gremlins. I never would have thought to look here and would not have noticed it unless I had the main feed wires off the stud.
If you use these style fuse blocks, I strongly suggest you check these block for any signs of overheating and tighten the connections.
The nut that attaches the wires to this stud was still tight so apparently the fuse block material itself had deformed/compressed enough to allow the bus bar stud nut to loose its tension.
This is the nut you see in the picture below, with this nut loose a high resistance bus bar connection may exist which could result in overheating, a melted fuse block or other hard to find gremlins. I never would have thought to look here and would not have noticed it unless I had the main feed wires off the stud.
If you use these style fuse blocks, I strongly suggest you check these block for any signs of overheating and tighten the connections.
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