Burnt wires in power distribution panel
While tracing the cause of an intermittent electrical failure in an electrical circuit in our ORV 21RBS, I discovered that all of the neutral wires in the power distribution panel were 'burnt" where t...
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wolfe10 wrote:QCMan wrote:
Odds are they are all loose or were before you tightened them. Loose connections = higher resistance = high temps = burnt wires.
I agree. MUCH more likely that a random power surge causing the excessive heat that destroyed the insulation on all of them.
Sorry, in my post one letter incorrect made my post on page one confusing/contradictory.
First sentence of my reply--I agreed with his conclusion (did then, still do!).
But, the "that" in the next sentence should have been "THAN", as "that" contradicts my agreeing with his statement. Thanks, fat fingers.
SO: Here is what my post should have said: "I agree. MUCH more likely THAN a random power surge causing the excessive heat that destroyed the insulation on all of them."
Again, sorry for the confusion.
