Electrical Issue?
In the past several days, some electrical issues have popped up. First, the CB for the micro had to be reset. The micro was not in use at the time. Then the ice maker stopped producing ice. I reset al...
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wa8yxm wrote:
Re: loose screws in the breaker box.
When it takes 3 full turns and then some. on an RV that's only about 3 MONTHS old.. That is not "Crushing of the copper" that's just plain "Never tightened to begin with".
I know an RV Repair tech who says "When I tighten them they don't work loose"
You know what. She's not me. but When I tighten them they don't work loose.
I mean it's been 14 years since I tightened that 3 month old connection down and it's not come loose since..
OK, you stated one instance. And how do you know if they have come loose or not, unless you inspect those screws.
You don't seen to understand that copper under compression does collapse over time and needs to be retentioned. Where as punch downs or stab locks do indeed keep the required tension with their spring action. Again you can't deny the number of circuit breaker panel posts about loose screws vers loose wires in receptacles in RVs.
How can you deny the truth as stated by a professional (Doug) RV tech that the receptacles in RV are not an issue.
Richard
