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Originally Posted by reisingerd
I completed a temporary repair using crimp butt splices until I can go with a terminal strip or block as suggested by scrubjaysnest.
After I made the repair, I looked at the open junction box with the generator running and I noticed a steady vibration of the box and wires inside, certainly caused by its close proximity to the generator mount. As suggested on this site, the vibration appears to have caused the two black wires to vibrate loose and burn through the wire nut.
Shame on Thor Motorcoach for placing their bottom line before their customer's safety. The cost difference between wire nuts and a better connection method is mere pennies. This is probably the final straw in a long list of issues I've had with this coach that will make sure that my next motorhome is not a Thor product.
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In one of my posts I talked about when they built my house the Service Company never tighten my neutral wire to the house. What saved my house was a surge protector panel guard as seen in the photo.
The old one was so fried I took it apart to see what it looked like. Inside the junction box they filled it with silica sand to suppress anything from starting on fire. Wondering if I should start doing that with the hot water heater and generator boxes?
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