Safety at 600v [RE-wrenches]

[Frank Fowler, Crystal Pines Alt. Energy]

In a message dated 5/23/2002 6:57:53 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
solarcruzer at yahoo.com writes:


> Doug: After what hack work I saw yesterday, supposedly done by a 
> licensed electrician( ask the other Doug all about it) its even harder 
> to imagine a homeowner installing a grid-tie system properly and to 
> code. I've installed quite a few Sunny Boys and every time I handle the 
> interconnects I treat it like I'm handling Rattlesnakes. You just dont 
> tell someone who once owned a pet Chameleon that they'd have no problems 
> with the new Cobra you sold them. There is a big differance between a 12 
> volt module in the hands of a tinkerer and one of these series string 
> arrays. 
> Not only does the state of California give the benefit of doubt to the 
> home installer, many inspectors know just as little and will do the 
> same, but who knows how far down the line some of the shoddy workmanship 
> shakes apart and causes an accident or fire. I'm all for people giving 
> things a go on their own but Joe Homeowner should'nt be playing with 
> 450volts, period. Carl Reuter
> 
> 

I'm sure that just about any solar wrench has been tickled by 70 or so Voc 
(me included), but 450 plus would certainly put you teeth in the dirt! Joe 
homeowner should stay well clear of this one.......
SUNcerely,
Frank Fowler
Crystal Pines Alternative Energy
530-532-1972
cpae1 at aol.com

--
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

- - - -
To send a message: RE-wrenches at topica.com

Archive of previous messages: http://www.topica.com/lists/RE-wrenches/

List rules & etiquette: http://www.mrsharkey.com/wrenches/etiquete.htm

Check out participant bios: www.mrsharkey.com/wrenches/index.html

Hosted by Home Power magazine

Moderator: michael.welch at homepower.com

==^================================================================
This email was sent to: michael.welch at homepower.com

EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?bz8Qcs.bz9JC9
Or send an email to: RE-wrenches-unsubscribe at topica.com

T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail!
http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register
==^================================================================