Yes, this is yet another thread on AL anti-oxide use. BUT I've read all the many threads I could find on here and did not find any reference to how much of the stuff to apply. The reason I ask is that I did a AL meter install w/ 4/0 Alcan Stabiloy for which I put on about ... oh... 1/2 as much as I'd put toothpaste on a toothbrush and then worked it in with a wire brush... and then put a thin layer within the terminal.
The inspector passed me but wants me to "squirt in" a bunch of it atop the connection to block out the air. I don't see any reference leading to such an application being appropriate.
So I guess bottom line: how much to use on 4/0 wire and/or what should it look like when done? Should I be setting the wire into a big old glump of it within the terminal?
(Btw, I went back and looked at the brush I'd used and realized its brass, not steel... any thoughts as to the effectiveness or ineffectiveness of such a brush)
The inspector passed me but wants me to "squirt in" a bunch of it atop the connection to block out the air. I don't see any reference leading to such an application being appropriate.
So I guess bottom line: how much to use on 4/0 wire and/or what should it look like when done? Should I be setting the wire into a big old glump of it within the terminal?
(Btw, I went back and looked at the brush I'd used and realized its brass, not steel... any thoughts as to the effectiveness or ineffectiveness of such a brush)