Wiring for hive active heating
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Looks OK to me except for showing too much copper.
When there are two conductors in a clamp terminal a more reliable connection is made when there is one conductor each side of the screw.
This method keeps the clamping plate level with equal pressure on both conductors.
If both conductors are on the same side of the screw then the clamping plate can tilt pivoting on the conductor nearest the screw.
The conductor nearest the screw gets the majority of the pressure from the clamping plate while the conductor furthest from the screw has much less pressure from the clamping plate and hence a poor / unreliable connection is formed.
This method keeps the clamping plate level with equal pressure on both conductors.
If both conductors are on the same side of the screw then the clamping plate can tilt pivoting on the conductor nearest the screw.
The conductor nearest the screw gets the majority of the pressure from the clamping plate while the conductor furthest from the screw has much less pressure from the clamping plate and hence a poor / unreliable connection is formed.
