I finally had to pick between stranded and solid for a big job and almost wrecked the whole panel

Went with stranded on a 200 amp panel swap in a warehouse near Austin last week because I thought it'd be easier to pull, but the terminals kept loosening up on me after I'd already torqued them down and I ended up having to redo 12 connections - has anyone else dealt with stranded wire pulling loose on lug-style breakers?

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theac632mo agoMost Upvoted

Twelve connections loosening up on a panel swap sounds like an absolute nightmare.

skylerrobinson2mo ago

Sounds like a fun way to spend a whole Saturday.

fiona_murphy1mo ago

I mean, nothing says fun like wrestling with live wires all day, right?