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Why Always The Neutral?
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<blockquote data-quote="SPECIAL LOCATION" data-source="post: 374583" data-attributes="member: 250"><p>Whilst I agree the neutral is very often the "burned out" connection....</p><p></p><p>It is not always the neutral.....</p><p></p><p>Heres a shower switch I replaced at the start of December...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]5404[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Note its the brown "live" thats more brown than it should be!!!!!</p><p></p><p>Assuming the correct cable size for the load and correct over current protection is fitted...</p><p></p><p>then any overheating - melting - burning out at joints is simply due to the mechanical robustness of the joint!</p><p></p><p>you could toss a coin 30 times and get get 2 heads, 20 tails, then 5 heads, then 3 tails... </p><p></p><p>even though that set of results suggest you get more tails than heads...</p><p></p><p>Its still a 50/50 chance which one you get!</p><p></p><p>same with the overheated cable joints IMHO.</p><p></p><p> Guinness</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SPECIAL LOCATION, post: 374583, member: 250"] Whilst I agree the neutral is very often the "burned out" connection.... It is not always the neutral..... Heres a shower switch I replaced at the start of December... [ATTACH]5404._xfImport[/ATTACH] Note its the brown "live" thats more brown than it should be!!!!! Assuming the correct cable size for the load and correct over current protection is fitted... then any overheating - melting - burning out at joints is simply due to the mechanical robustness of the joint! you could toss a coin 30 times and get get 2 heads, 20 tails, then 5 heads, then 3 tails... even though that set of results suggest you get more tails than heads... Its still a 50/50 chance which one you get! same with the overheated cable joints IMHO. Guinness [/QUOTE]
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