Pain & Loathing in Solar [RE-wrenches]

[Dana Orzel]

Locally here and in other places most electrical wholesalers have a wire
puller for rent or even laon for a day. If not find an electrician that owns
one and strike up a deal. Pullers are the only way to go on long pulls and
safe too.

----- Original Message -----
From: Ray Walters <remotech at taosnm.com>
To: <RE-wrenches at topica.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2001 12:14 AM
Subject: Pain & Loathing in Solar [RE-wrenches]


> It's after midnight, I'm in the middle of laying out a power board on my
> table and lost my motivation. This is a tough business. I just checked:
> I've hand carried over 20 tons of lead acid batteries the past 5 years.
I'm
> tired. All of you must be dealing with this too? Wrestling 4/0 cable with
> your fingers. Pulling a hundred pounds of slimey wire through 200 ft of
> conduit a few inches at a time....Always the digging: in rock, in mud, in
> frozen ground...
> And the ritual insertion of the ground rod 8 ft down into what ever the
> earth can dream up  ... Well pumps: lets not even think about the miles of
> pipe pulled and slid back in - "This time it'll last 10 years"...
> Is it worth it?
> Are we really saving the world?
> Am I off topic?
> Have I stared too long into the sun?
>
> Ray
>
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