Tight and secure

I just wondered how others might view this?

Easy just to tick without really thinking about it, but how could it be determined that conductors are "tight"? Does it mean you just look, give a wee tug or do you burst a blood vessel with an extra twist way beyond manufacturers torque setting? 

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  • For me - as long as it's not obviously loose - e..g. that a screwdriver won't significantly turn the terminal screw and a light tug on the wire doesn't cause it to move would do.  Tight doesn't necessarily mean some precise torque (I don't believe that initial installation tightening torques are repeatable as testing tor existing anyway) and secure doesn't mean it has to be bomb proof.

       - Andy.

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  • For me - as long as it's not obviously loose - e..g. that a screwdriver won't significantly turn the terminal screw and a light tug on the wire doesn't cause it to move would do.  Tight doesn't necessarily mean some precise torque (I don't believe that initial installation tightening torques are repeatable as testing tor existing anyway) and secure doesn't mean it has to be bomb proof.

       - Andy.

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