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[Travis Creswell, Ozark Solar]

Don,

Other than lightning protection (and code) do you see a need to ground 12
volt systems with no inverter.

Travis

----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Loweburg, Offline" <i2p at aol.com>
>
> The thing is that NEC really does not address lightning protection. Their
> grounding protocals address safety only. The point that Bob-O makes is
sound,
> but if you don't bond the two grounding systems, you  are violating NEC.
>
> This is what I do when faced with the possiblity of lightning (this is non
> compliant). At the array I ground everything very well, and use an
arrestor
> with the ground connected to the local ground system. I don't bond. At the
> other end I again use another arrestor, this time bonding all grounds.
>
> It's not ignorance, rather its a very slippery subject without consensus.
>
> Best, Don
>

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