Sharp 165 modules [RE-wrenches]

[Brad Bassett]

All,
The wires on the Sharp 165 are not tray cable. They are AWG 14 single 
conductor USE-2. 

We have used USE-2 wire and MC connectors in the many different 
conditions for at least 5 years. The only problem we've seen is when 
they are under bending stress at the cable entry to the connector, 
moisture can get into the connector and start corrsosion in marine 
environments. Also if Seagulls take the connectors apart they will be 
open to corrosion, and electrically too!

We have seen no degradation in USE wire going on 20 years. Anyone else?

Brad


Ryan Mayfield wrote:
> William,
> 
> The leads are 4'6" from the J-box to the connector end. So when you make 
> a
> bend and come off the side you have about 3' of wire to work with, more 
> than
> enough to make series connections. When looking at the back of the 
> module
> the positive lead is on the right and negative is on the left.
> 
> Ryan
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: William Miller [mailto:wrmiller at slonet.org]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 9:47 AM
> To: RE-wrenches at topica.com
> Subject: Sharp 165 modules [RE-wrenches]
> 
> 
> Friends:
> 
> I'm finally going to do it-- bid on a job with tray cable and MC
> connectors.  How long are the leads built into the Sharp 165 watt 
> modules?
> Are they long enough to connect two adjacent panels in series?  I assume
> the positive consistently comes out of one side and the negative out of 
> the
> other?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> William
> 
> 
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Brad Bassett
Schott Applied Power 
Tumwater, WA office
bsbassett at earthlink.net

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