Hi Ray, The only way I work on them with larger wire is with the breaker mounted in the mounting plate and the mounting plate screwed in, then I bring the wire pre bent/unstressed to the post.
Jay Peltz Power Sent from my iPad On Dec 16, 2011, at 9:14 PM, Ray Walters <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Folks; > > Anybody else having trouble with the small Outback DC breakers snapping posts > off? I just took over a GTB job from another reputable GT solar company, > after they twisted off a post on an 80 amp breaker with #4 wire. I know > those are delicate breakers with low torque limits when tightening, so I took > over. I dropped the breaker mounting plate, so that I could work on the > breakers, and then I saw how weak the posts looked, just bending the #4 wires > gently still cause another breaker post to stress, and then break. I worked > as gently as I could, but I could not even get the plate back in position > without damage. > In my opinion, those breakers are suspect with #6 wire, and they just can't > handle #4 or larger, unless maybe it was a flex type. > The old medium body Heinemans (125 amp) used to come in an 80 amp variety, > which was much sturdier. Is there an adapter that would let me use that > type of breaker on the Flexware box? > > > Ray Walters > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
