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My journeyman in Denver said to always torque main lugs to spec, but I saw a guy just crank them down.

He told me 'a click is cheap, a fire is not' after a service call where a loose connection melted a 200 amp panel. I started using my torque wrench on every service upgrade, and sure enough, caught a few that felt tight but were way under. Has anyone else had a boss drill a simple rule into them that actually paid off big later?
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anna983
anna9837h ago
Oh man, I totally used to be that guy just cranking them. Then I saw a melted bus bar from a loose lug and it was like, okay fine, I get it now. That click really is cheap.
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cameroncarr
My old foreman had a similar rule about pipe bends that saved a huge rework job.
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