I wonder what's on the other end of those wires ?? :B

You won't catch me doing all those ring terminals on one stud. I would use the BLUE SEA multiple Terminal Lugs. Highly frowned on in the wiring industry - at least is was where I was working with the DOD Install guys across the country.Roy Ken

If you notice not only is there more then four conductors, a black and white wire coming off bottom has exposed bare conductors, and one has the incorrect sized insulated terminal.

RoyB wrote:You won't catch me doing all those ring terminals on one stud. I would use the BLUE SEA multiple Terminal Lugs. Highly frowned on in the wiring industry - at least is was where I was working with the DOD Install guys across the country.Roy KenI wonder... the studs in the guy's photo are tall enough to stack: 4 rings/ nut / 3 rings / nut 3 rings / nut. (I counted 10 rings on the lower stud, so I'm using that for my example.)Would that be acceptable? Probably not to code, but as a practical matter it might be okay. ?

Acceptable? yes it would work. I sure would not want to troubleshoot it.Stud size becomes issue and amperage of total loads. Normally you would put the heaviest load items closes to the feed whether it fed by wire or single point entry on buss bar.Terminal lugs have a rating as well A large conductor entering a stud as a feed would have maximum rating of the lug for everything else. In the OP's photo it appears that the stud could be fed by a parallel feed from the two larger black wires.

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Snowman9000

Explorer

Nov 28, 2014

Terminals on studs: Four and no more

Good info on wiring

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RoyB
Explorer II
Nov 28, 2014
You won't catch me doing all those ring terminals on one stud. I would use the BLUE SEA multiple Terminal Lugs.

Highly frowned on in the wiring industry - at least is was where I was working with the DOD Install guys across the country.

Roy Ken
Dakota98
Explorer
Nov 28, 2014
I wonder what's on the other end of those wires ?? :B