Evolution of the Quick connect [RE-wrenches]

[William Miller]

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Sky:

I can not agree with your logic.  Utility drops are not at ground 
level.  Of course children occasionally make it onto roofs, but the utility 
drops are very rugged and rarely have conductors exposed.  I'd much rather 
take my chances hanging from a rugged #1AWG utility drop held in place by 
preforms than a #10 USE with 500 VDC on it terminated in a $2.00 crimp 
connector.

No one wants to price solar beyond the reach of any potential user, but 
wiring is such a small part of the overall cost.  Why would we trade that 
small price against the life of a child?

William Miller

PS:  If you think high voltage DC is benign, you need a safety meeting.

WM



At 07:09 PM 1/11/2008, you wrote:

>"Think 5 year old hanging off the wiring jungle gym style.  I have asked
>many wrenches out there if that image is ok in their minds and I have
>not found one yet that thinks it is."
>
>The image this statement paints tells me its time to shut off all the
>power coming into our homes from the Utility companies.
>
>I think its criminal to hold the solar industry to a higher standard
>than any of the other power trades.
>
>That's what this new code does. A 5 year old child can hang on a power
>line coming in from the street that's not in conduit but is anyone
>pointing that out? The power line is often capable of putting out 500
>amps or more on 2 or more legs. Compared to Solars less than 5 amps
>typical per leg under load.
>
>Outlets in peoples homes are subject to 5 year olds putting forks in
>them and typically put out more than 20 amps.
>
>The people that wrote this new code are a bunch of standards raising
>saboteours of the solar industry. Single handedly raising the cost of
>solar installations by another 10%. I know Berdner and others are
>fighting hard against these anti solar code changes but we're clearly
>losing.
>
>There has to be a better balance struck between existing allowable
>methods for all other power sources and those allowed for solar. This
>technology is innately benign and we need to push harder for true plug
>and play.
>
>Of course when its all said and done it's the poor and middle class that
>gets hurt by the higher standards placed on solar, because the cost
>moves that much further out of their reach and the air quality continues
>to go down across the country. And another hundred thousand people
>suffer from the effects of carbon monoxide poisoning in the home.
>
>My 2 cents,
>Sky Sims


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