PHOTOS: Runaway overheating of aluminum-wired receptacle and pigtail splice at less than rated current.

(From tests at Wright-Malta Corp. for Consumer Product Safety Comm.)

CPSC PUBLICATION 516, “REPAIRING ALUMINUM WIRING” (Revised 2011)

 

REPORT YOUR CONNECTION BURNOUTS AND HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS TO THE CPSC

 

PHOTOS: FIELD FAILURES OF IDEAL #65 “TWISTER” USED FOR PIGTAILING

 

PHOTO: FIELD FAILURE OF CANADIAN CSA-CERTIFIED AL-CU BACKWIRE RECEPTACLE

 

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