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Ron_Nielson
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Jun 03, 2019

Burned Neutral Wires at the Buss in the Breaker Box

All of my neutral wires are burned at the buss at the breaker box about 2". Does this tell you anything about where a loose neutral connection is likely to be? I have read that the burnt wires need to...
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MEXICOWANDERER
Explorer
Jun 03, 2019
Throughout Quicksilver I used marine duplex tinned twin wire.



The size No #6 uninsulated spade 12-10 gauge. This fits household receptacle screws.

Soldered onto the 10 gauge duplex wire

Meltable liner 1/4" shrink tubing.

Then smothered in dielectric grease and the grease was forced into the double contact slots until it oozed out.

When the spade terminals were slipped under the receptacle screws I tightened the scronch out of them. Bryant green dot 20-amp (hospital grade) pieces with nickel plated hardware.

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