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RE: Thank you: Oyaide R1 outlets in UPC-200

Posted by JerryD6 (A) on June 14, 2007 at 21:19:32

In Reply to: Thank you: Oyaide R1 outlets in UPC-200 posted by rex_diplodicus on June 14, 2007 at 18:11:16:

I had visitors earlier and couldn't finish the post. I should have also mentioned a possible difficulty when connecting the wires to the R1.

As you loosen the terminal screws on the R1 look through the wire holes and watch the internal clamp. Do this for the hot terminal first (see why below) and loosen the screw just to the point where the clamp clears the holes. If the screw comes all the way out it's a real pain to get it back in without cross threading.

The neutral terminal is more of a problem. The clamp will not completely clear the holes unless the screw is removed. I don't think this is just a one-off, since all five of my R1s had this problem. This isn't a problem with solid core wire, but the upc has stranded and it is a bit difficult to insert the wires. Here's what worked for me. Loosen the neutral screw about the same as the hot screw so as not to remove it; this should give enough clearance. Attach the neutral wires first. Then attach the ground. The ground wire has a ring terminal end so you'll need to remove the ground screw (it goes back in easily). Finally attach the hot wires.

One more thing. When twisting the strands into a bundle, twist just enough so that the wire is stiff enough to insert (with no loose strands). Twisting more will increase the diameter and make it harder to insert.

Hope this helps.

Jerry

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