Yeah, I've seen this happen, but usually it indicates something got pretty
hot. Is your system sized properly, and you should always use belleville
washers on high-current carrying terminations. With temperature rise, the
bolt/stud can lengthen which will reduce torque and increase resistance.
Al
Thanks Cor,
That reminded me that the only time I have used "Marine grade" heat
shrink was in that box. That tubing does have an adhesive lining. That
must have been what migrated.
Tom
On 12/15/2022 8:01 PM, Cor van de Water via EV wrote:
Tom,
Did you use heatshrink on the cables?
I know of m
Tom,
Did you use heatshrink on the cables?
I know of many types of Heat Shrink that has heat activated glue
inside to adhere to the cable it is crimped onto, maybe that glue
migrated to the wire strands?
Alternatively, maybe the cable insulation expelled something, possibly
under high temp, which t
