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FarmOR

Posted 8/21/2013 17:21 (#3280513 - in reply to #3278099)
Subject: Re: Electricians, what would cause this?

Eastern Oregon

I am a certified thermographer. We find connections like this routinely when we do our semi-annual routes. The advantage of using an IR camera is that you find the hot spot before it results in any damage. 9 times out of 10 it is a loose connection. If you don't want to fork out 10 grand for a camera, it's a good idea to go through your boxes periodically - with the power off! and tighten all the lugs. Heating/cooling and vibrations over time are the main culprits. For most circuits annually is sufficient...

Electricians, what would cause this? - nosoup4u : 8/20/2013 13:30
- Re: Electricians, what would cause this? - HYDE : 8/20/2013 13:43
  - Re: Electricians, what would cause this? - ognil : 8/20/2013 13:51
- RE: Electricians, what would cause this? - Virginia Veg. : 8/20/2013 13:59
  - Re: Electricians, what would cause this? - mmaddox : 8/20/2013 14:17
    - Re: Electricians, what would cause this? - nosoup4u : 8/20/2013 14:20
    - Re: Electricians, what would cause this? - caylerman : 8/20/2013 16:14
- Re: Electricians, what would cause this? - Rawleigh : 8/20/2013 15:11
- RE: Electricians, what would cause this? - baler brian : 8/20/2013 16:47
- RE: Electricians, what would cause this? - BHTN : 8/20/2013 18:50
- Re: Electricians, what would cause this? - Machinistfarmer : 8/20/2013 19:51
- Re: Electricians, what would cause this? - R4725 : 8/20/2013 21:54
- Re: Electricians, what would cause this? - Brett in KS : 8/20/2013 21:57
- RE: Electricians, what would cause this? - mkurkowski : 8/20/2013 23:10
- Re: Electricians, what would cause this? - nosoup4u : 8/21/2013 09:25
  - Re: Electricians, what would cause this? - Gerald J. : 8/21/2013 10:41
- Re: Electricians, what would cause this? - FarmOR : 8/21/2013 17:21

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