Just realized half the guys on this job don't know how to properly torque a lug on a meter base.

I keep finding them cranked down with a cheater bar, stripping the threads. The spec sheet for a standard 200A meter socket says 35 in-lbs, not 'as tight as you can get it'. How do you even get through an apprenticeship without learning this?

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caseyblack16d ago

Ugh, seen that too many times. I just keep a torque wrench in the truck and show the new guys.

victor_butler5015d ago

But @caseyblack, is it really that big a deal every single time?