Electrical question.

JPRambo · Aug 20, 2023

No sir. That is were the jumper from the right side that you moved to the upper left and extended should go.

dj1701 · Aug 20, 2023

JPRambo said:
No sir. That is were the jumper from the right side that you moved to the upper left and extended should go.

It appears no matter where I put it, it will still have to be jumped to the ground bar. I see no holes that would allow me to insert it directly into the ground bar.

JPRambo · Aug 20, 2023

Will it fit like this on the bar with the bare wires?

Fuddyduddy1952 · Aug 20, 2023

dj1701 said:
It appears no matter where I put it, it will still have to be jumped to the ground bar. I see no holes that would allow me to insert it directly into the ground bar.

This is what I would do: I'm a retired electronic technician, not an electrician though. Everyone should have a good multimeter (I like fluke). I would start with main panel, incoming power (I know leads are insulated but still wear gloves). Should be 240vac, so 240v across mains and 120v each to neutral. Measure then have someone try things (coffee pot, stove, washer, etc). Now check other end of house outlets...same loading experiment (cell phones or walkie-talkies). Write readings on paper as you go.
I assume farthest point is shop. Same thing, readings at panel, helper trying loads a few seconds while you read meter. Finally reading at shop incoming power, 240v across mains & each leg to neutral. This time loads in shop (compressor, lights, etc.).
All this looking at your readings should give a clue.
Months ago my garage things went "wonkey". Lights dim, compressor didn't start, etc. I had one spot underground where corrosion started. I had 240v no load, 210 with load, 98v one leg to neutral, 142v other leg to neutral. Voltage changed with loads.
Electrician located problem, we dug & spliced...all is well.
The clue is starting at the source then moving to end of the line.
Fifty years ago certain TVs would not tolerate much variation from 120v. We left a chart recorder at some customers home and I saw from 100 to over 140v some places...especially people at end of line from pole transformer.

lilranch2001 · Aug 20, 2023

I never recommend somebody that has “less than enough knowledge” to put their hands into electrical panel, with gloves, or without….

It doesn’t take much to set off an arc flash