This is a new panel which has been fitted to an older installation. I almost couldn't believe my eyes when I took off the cover!

Look at the top terminals of the circuit breakers. No wires!

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Hmm, curious. Wonder where all those hots from the branch circuits go then......

Ah, here they are:
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Yes, somebody put all of them on to the busbar side of the breakers! [Linked Image]


Here's a closer look at the breakers used in this panel:
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The bottom terminal is dual-purpose: It can be clamped onto a busbar or wired separately.

Somebody must have spent a fair bit of time manipulating all those wires into place behind that busbar into the wire terminal.
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[This message has been edited by pauluk (edited 07-22-2002).]