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Bus bars themselves don't usually fail. Failures normally occur at a connection point, and is usually caused by the bolt or screw becoming loose, or by corrosion. The resulting resistance causes the connection point to become hot, and eventually fail.

The most common method of detecting this condition is by infrared thermography. An infrared camera is used to find connections with elevated temperature.

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