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Originally Posted by robbrad
Some teams put solder in the distribution block holes.
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I would not make this recomendation. You will never be able to tell if there is something wrong and you will never be able to tighten the screw once it is full of solder. Also, never tin wire you will use in a screw down terminal.
If the #6 keeps pulling out of the terminal there are a variety of reasons. You might need to strip more insulation, it should be 1/4 - 1/2 inch of exposed wire. As Don pointed out above... Check the block before inserting the wire, it might not be fully open. Watch the hardware as it clamps down around the wire as you tighten the screw. It should compress until the wire is tight. It might help to try inserting the wire with the block disassembled so you can see what is taking place the first time. If you examine the block before inserting the wire, you will see that the surface of the contact is serrated so that is grabs the wire. If yours is just a flat surface, it may have been manufactured improperly.