[RE-wrenches] Broken bolt

[Jim Duncan]

By no means should you ever put a lubricant on threads. Grease will 
lubricate and reduce friction. Friction is what holds the threads tight 
against each other. If it's SS into SS you know already to use 
anti-seize compound which contains powdered metal, nickel/silver or 
copper/orange.

Jim Duncan

North Texas Renewable Energy [retired]

On 10/2/2018 10:26 AM, Jerry Shafer wrote:
> Ron
> It almost looks like the bolt to stud is off center as it might be 
> gauling causing pre-mature torq on the stud that can lead to failure, 
> try grease paste on the threads next time, it might help.
> Jerry
>
> On Tue, Oct 2, 2018, 1:14 AM Ron Young <solareagle at solareagle.com 
> <mailto:solareagle at solareagle.com>> wrote:
>
>     Anyone seen this before, the bolt on a shunt inside a Magnum
>     inverter snapped right off, other half inside the shunt. I was
>     tightening it but I don’t believe excessively. It appears to be
>     crystallized. Magnum is replacing the shunt but it’s my good luck
>     that the job is 5 hours into a remote backwater along a punishing
>     road.
>
>
>     Ron Young
>     earthRight Solar - Solareagle.com <http://Solareagle.com>
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