Hello Bob: I am in Kansas and one of your former grounding students Dan Deneault was trying to remember your method of checking the torque at termination's? Can you help here?
Joe
Answer: Well Joe ... as an inspector you'll want to see if the torque requirements have been met. What I do is set my calibrated torque wrench at 15% below the torque setting used by the installer. If I get movement then it's a failed connection that requires correction. This way I'm not altering the installation.
Once the installer knows you will be checking then, as if by magic, this torque requirements are met.
Is funny how this happens on a job.
Say HI to Dan ... Bob N
