A picture is worth 1000 (curse) words...

[This message has been edited by sparky66wv (edited 07-15-2003).]

Virg,
Has that same ole inspector been at it again?

What am I missing? I didn't spot the problem.


Oops, now I see it. Those markings on the lugs are your original torque marks. Right?
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Tom

[This message has been edited by tdhorne (edited 07-17-2003).]

explain it one more time please, cold flow, or whatever makes this a bad thing to do

Sparky,
Look at this thread , and this one .
Don

thank you Don.

in a perfect world, i'm agreeable to this ideal.

as to all the old work in the world, all bets are off....

allbeit, much of what is out there never realized a tourqe spec in the first place

Virgil,

You gotta explain to folks what it is like to have coal miners & ex-coal miners around. I've never met one that could resist tweaking any adjusment knob they've ever seen and it ain't tight 'till it squeeks & glows red.

American measurements of torque- inch pounds, foot pounds & erks. Erk is the sound the fastener makes as you approach its maximum tensile strength.

Tom

Once the maximum amount of Erks has been reached, the next sound is usually something that shouldn't be printed here...

Speaking of torque specs, when installing box clamps or other items with lock rings, does anyone know the correct number of ft-lbs to apply to the screwdriver with the hammer?

FWIW:
I just watched a Journeyman electrician retorque some lugs to well over 30 pounds-feet, with a calibrated (have the paper) pounds-inch torque wrench set to 100 lbs-in. (watched it being set by the UPS tech and verified it). Some people just don't get it.
Jim