New wire for array wiring? [RE-wrenches]

[Carl Reuter]

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I finally got info on the wire I had first asked about. It is called 
Teck cable and is multi-conductor with an armored sheath and there are 
terminations available that ground the sheath with internal springs in 
the termination. Check out  
http://www.crouse-hinds.com/CrouseHinds/newproducts/relatedinfo/Teck_Sell_Sheet.pdf

Apparently the cable has been popular in Canada and is now seeing use in 
the states. I havent priced it to see how it cost out compared to 
running conduit and pulling wire to get from the array to the inverter 
but it looks like a labor saver. Those Crouse Hinds fittings look pretty 
expensive but they sure are sexy. Carl Reuter, Land and Sea Solar.
Bill Brooks wrote:
> 
> Dean,
> 
> Does your wire say "sunlight resistant" directly on it? If not, it is 
> not
> good trade practice since it is not so marked. If so, what manufacturer 
> do
> you use so that others can know about it.
> 
> Bill.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dean T. Newberry [mailto:deant at dcn.org] 
> Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 9:47 PM
> To: RE-wrenches at topica.com
> Subject: Re: New wire for array wiring? [RE-wrenches]
> 
> 
>  
> Hi Alan,
> Thanks for the forward to J Wiles. His dissertation was enough for me to 
> 
> reinforce that our method of using the wire on PV arrays is good trade 
> practice.
> 
> >Much to my suprise, we concluded that XHHW-2 is rated for exposure 
> >to=20 the sun.
> >
> >Maybe a commentary from John Wiles would be useful at this time.
> >
> >cul deant
> >
> >From: John Wiles
> >To: Allan Sindelar 
> >Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 9:31 AM
> >
> >Thanks for the forward:  Here is a non-answer.
> >
> >
> >The October 2003 UL Wire and Cable Marking Guide indicates that XHHW 
> >and XHHW-2 as single wires may be sunlight resistant if so marked.
> >
> >
> >  
> 



Land and Sea Solar
po box 1507,Soquel,Ca. 95073

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