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Loose connections can cause the amperage to increase and burn up your equipment. This is a standard practice for me not only at home but at work as well. This a preventive maintenance, and could save you money.
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Loose connections will cause arcing. This arcing causes carbon build up and heat. The result is a voltage drop at the loose connection. The result is less voltage is available for the devices you are using. Low voltage on devices like Air Conditioners will cause the motors to run slower. When a motor runs slower it does not create the inductive reactance to keep the current down and the motor overheats because of the current being drawn. Also because of the added current, more heat is generated at the loose connection. In a worse case situation you could burn out your AC or start a fire. The most common place you have loose connection is at the ground buss bar because there are usually more than one wire per terminal. After firming up the connections, lightly tug each wire to ensure that they are really tight.
Sorry abought the long winded reply. All of the this information is important to understand the process that causes the "increase in current" and what problem this can cause.
I hope this information will help.
Dick