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Tough Meter Tails.

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I reused some old meter tails today, cira 1980s. Wow, did they bend easily. It was a delight to use them. Why oh why are modern meter tails so difficult to bend into shape. Is the copper harder? I even heard a meter installer complaining about how he hated trying to bend modern meter tails.


P.s. Is that why modern meter tails come loose so easily in main switch terminals if we just look at them? There is no "give". They are just so rigid.


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    Jaymack:

    If anything, they will be more conductive;it's probably the insulating material or installing temperature that's different.


    Jaymack 




    At the same room temperature the old tails are easier to bend than the new stuff. Even when in my hot sun heated van the new 25mm2 stuff is very difficult to bend.


    Z.




    That leaves the insulating material ...... Thickness or consistency of insulating material; and a single screw fixing will lead to a swivel connection.


    Jaymack  



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    Zoomup:




    Jaymack:

    If anything, they will be more conductive;it's probably the insulating material or installing temperature that's different.


    Jaymack 




    At the same room temperature the old tails are easier to bend than the new stuff. Even when in my hot sun heated van the new 25mm2 stuff is very difficult to bend.


    Z.




    That leaves the insulating material ...... Thickness or consistency of insulating material; and a single screw fixing will lead to a swivel connection.


    Jaymack  



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