In article ,
Mike Gilmour wrote:
When you've tightened down a bare cable to a binding post wait a few
hours then retighten - you'll always get a bit more clamping power
without overtightening the connection. The same applies to 'choc bloc'
terminal strips - when they are fully tight, wait - then tighten again.
(The clamped cable does relax over a short time).
Good grief. Considering the number of such terminals in the average house
carrying a great deal more current, I'm surprised there's not fires
everywhere. ;-)
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