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Earth Banjo Securing Practices

AMK


Recently, I’ve noticed an increasing trend in the use of self-tapers to secure earth banjos. The other  end of the cable has an earth tail from the banjo, secured with a 6mm bolt and nut. Has anyone else observed this practice, and what are your thoughts on its effectiveness or potential implications? I’d be interested in hearing different perspectives or experiences with this setup. 
-Andrew

  • That's a poor workmanship as many has agreed in this post- hazard of scratching your hands when future maintenance is due, hazard of damaging the cabling inside the enclosure, not fully securing tightness as the old brass nut and bolt. That's a typical 'what's left in the van' chuck it in. Not a good practice and probably get the job done quick and move to the next one.

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