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Old 10-31-2024, 06:28 AM   #1
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Good morning. Are washers needed between individual terminal lug connections in the Terminal Box?
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Old 10-31-2024, 08:45 AM   #2
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Good morning. Are washers needed between individual terminal lug connections in the Terminal Box?
No. Stack all the wire terminals on top of each other, put a washer on top of all of them, and then a nut that is tightened.
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Does anyone have a good picture or drawing showing which wires go where??
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Does anyone have a good picture or drawing showing which wires go where??
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https://www.fordgarage.com/pages/awiringdiagram.htm
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No. Stack all the wire terminals on top of each other, put a washer on top of all of them, and then a nut that is tightened.
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Reproduction terminal blocks can short out. Attached article is how to prevent that.

https://www.santaanitaas.org/wp-cont...l-Block-TE.pdf

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This excellent article by Alex Janke should help you:

https://sacramentocapitolas.org/wp-c...alex-janke.pdf
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This excellent article by Alex Janke should help you:

https://sacramentocapitolas.org/wp-c...alex-janke.pdf
Great site Bob, thanks alot...
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No. Stack all the wire terminals on top of each other, put a washer on top of all of them, and then a nut that is tightened.
Put a lock washer between the nut and the flat washer, or use a nylock nut.
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Put a lock washer between the nut and the flat washer, or use a nylock nut.
TRUE!

I use little "star washers".

I forgot that, since the question was about flat washers between the wire terminals.

Thanks for adding that.
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