How To Repair Pool Pump Motor Electrical Wiring (Why You Shouldn't Use Push Connectors)

Our pool pump motor has 2 methods for electrical connection, push-on connections and screw terminals. Previous installers only ever used the push-on connection terminals. The problem with push on connectors is that the max current rating is only about 20-25 amps (for good quality connectors). A 220V 5HP pool pump motor is pulling 20-25A, therefore the current draw is at the max limit of the push on connectors. I say this from experience because the wiring has burned out twice from heat generated by resistance at the push on connectors.
At first glance, the screws for the screw-down terminals appear to be screws that hold down the metal terminal, not screws that can be used for electrical connection, but they are in fact screw terminals for electrical connection. Those screw terminals provide a much better electrical connection than push on connectors, so it's better to use the screw terminals with a crimp on ring terminal than to use the push on connector.
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Why You Shouldn't Use Push Connectors For Pool Pump Motor Electrical Connection and How To Repair It
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I’m sorry to bother you, but I plugged the stock li-on battery into my srb-1200 and the gun started smoking. The battery didn’t seem to be overheating and the lights didn’t go on.