Tough Meter Tails.

Zoomup over 5 years ago

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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0 Former Community Member over 5 years ago

If the tails come in the bottom of the con unit and do a u bend into the main switch ,it's like terminating a walking stick. I have seen TRI-RATED tails used but apparently the DNO's don't like them being used

i was using some LSF 2.5 T&E the other day and that's not that easy to work with. They used to make a stranded 2.5 T&E is it still made?
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0 Former Community Member over 5 years ago

If the tails come in the bottom of the con unit and do a u bend into the main switch ,it's like terminating a walking stick. I have seen TRI-RATED tails used but apparently the DNO's don't like them being used

i was using some LSF 2.5 T&E the other day and that's not that easy to work with. They used to make a stranded 2.5 T&E is it still made?
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