All breakers have torque specs and the recomendation is to torque them then retorque then in a hour or so. This takes care of any "cold flow", that is the soft copper mioving around after it is put under pressure.
It is not limited to CBI breakers, I wish i had a nickle for every breaker that I ever found with a loose wire in a box! Bob On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 7:17 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > The only problem I've had with them is that their connectors can allow > multi stranded wire to "broom out", (after installation) -- causing a loose > / high resistance contact. I've learned to torque / wiggle & twist and > retorque all multi strand connections. I have had one side of a 60A QO > breaker go open out of the blue. db > > > Dan Brown > President > Foxfire Energy Corp. > Renewable Energy Systems > (802)-483-2564 > www.Foxfire-Energy.com <http://www.foxfire-energy.com/> > NABCEP #092907-44 > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] CBI circuit breakers > From: Allan Sindelar <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, July 27, 2009 1:36 am > To: "'RE-wrenches'" <[email protected]> > > I have had no problems to date, Kent. Can you be more specific as to what > problems you have had? > > Allan Sindelar > [email protected] > NABCEP Certified Photovoltaic Installer > EE98J Journeyman Electrician > Positive Energy, Inc. > 3201 Calle Marie > Santa Fe, New Mexico 87507 > 505 424-1112 > www.positiveenergysolar.com > > -----Original Message----- > Is it just me, or have other wrenches had problems with the CBI circuit > breakers used in the Outback or Midnite combiner boxes? > > Kent Osterberg > Blue Mountain Solar, Inc. > http://www.bluemountainsolar.com/ > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: [email protected] > > Options & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: [email protected] > > Options & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > >
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