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Donles,

Trumpy is in New Zealand. The American panels are a bit different from those used in many other countries where the panel is just a box and you put in the buss. (More flexible, since you can put whatever you like in the panel from timers to receptacles, but also more work)

[This message has been edited by C-H (edited 07-24-2003).]

C-H

Thanks, I didn't know you could "roll your own" in other countries.

Don

Just got through changing out an old Zinsco panel, that looks like an aluminum buss. It was corroded pretty bad. The power was fluctuating pretty bad before I changed it out. In fact, I think it may have caused the homeowner's refrigerator to go out...
Of course, like has been said, it also could have been caused by the breaker just as well, even though the buss was severely corroded... My input.... Steve.

Please don't knock the alum buss panels. If they stop installing them Half of our service work would go away. This week one call "My main breaker gets very hot, They changed it and it still gets hot." We put a CH all copper panel in no more problems. Yesterday call "My lights go off and come back on when the garage door closes." Hot spots all over the alum buss. Yes it appears the breaker clip is the problem on Alum buss.