Originally Posted By: cobarr
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Originally Posted By: Greg Fretwell
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The screw above the left hand busbar bonds the cabinet. The neutrals and grounds are connected via the strap between them.
You do have a problem that they ran out of terminals. The neutrals should not be doubled and tripled up. They need the expansion bus kits
Originally Posted By: jpope
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| Greg Fretwell wrote: |
| You do have a problem that they ran out of terminals. The neutrals should not be doubled and tripled up. They need the expansion bus kits |
They just got lazy. There's an empty bus under the grounding bus.
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Originally Posted By: Greg Fretwell
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I agree with lazy but they are still short on lugs, even with that one. That looks like the QO120xxxx 20 space panel and that one is always short of lugs.
Originally Posted By: cobarr
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Thanks for the fast reply. Much appreciated!
Originally Posted By: bking
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looks like some oxidation in there too around those bus connection nut / bolts just above the breakers. Not real bad but should be at least reported as needing torque checked. I always advise torque checks in all panels. Anyone that has worked on many panels knows that loose connections are usually present.
Originally Posted By: jgriffith
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Looks like they have also a white common wire tied into the equipment ground buss.
Originally Posted By: srowe
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Jeff, that doesn’t count since the insulation wasn’t stripped
Haha
Originally Posted By: Greg Fretwell
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The white wire is going to the bus bar under the one with all the grounds. They are electrically the same in this panel anyway since they are all bonded together.
The fix is to add the supplimental ground bar kits and split these up.
Originally Posted By: Jay Moge
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how 'bout the hot wire on the left about 2/3 down, it’s wrapped around the others and stops, no protecion.???
Originally Posted By: jpope
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| Jay Moge wrote: |
| how 'bout the hot wire on the left about 2/3 down, it's wrapped around the others and stops, no protecion.???  |
That's just an "old school" zip-tie Jay
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Originally Posted By: Jay Moge
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Jeff.
gatcha, i got all excited when i found a “problem” and didn’t follow it to the other end.
