Progressive Industries EMS-HW30C Problem
After an incident at a campground that fried my TV and microwave six years ago, I decided it was time to get some protection. I purchased and installed the Progressive Industries EMS-HW30C Electric...
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myredracer wrote:
I was thinking about this some more. The lug on the contactor has 4 flat sides and with the solid #10 copper conductor I used, there isn't much surface contact area. I'm going to replace with stranded asap. I'd have to re-read the instructions, but I'm sure it's silent on wire type. I also wonder if the connection would tend to loosen up over time with a solid wire in there from vibration and movement of the trailer.
Couldn't you flatten the end of the solid copper conductor, if not already flattened from the installation? I'm thinking it is still preferable to stranded. Were I to reinstall another unit, I would definitely check the connection annually. Right now I don't plan to.
