[RE-wrenches] XW (was Outback "F"ware)

[William Miller]

Allan:

I am not sold on the CBI din breakers.  For higher amperages, they seem too 
fragile to hold larger gauge wires.  I have had internal failures as 
well.  Also, the CBI breakers will open if you barely brush your hand 
against them.

The narrower QOU handles on the 2 pole breakers are very handy for our 
custom interlock brackets.  Overall, I think a QOU is much more rugged than 
a CBI.

Neither option negates the need for hand wiring feeds to the individual 
breakers...

William

At 12:56 PM 10/23/2009, you wrote:
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>William,
>The first time I saw a prototype of the XW system I groaned at the use of 
>QOU breakers. Partly it was for the reason you mention, and partly because 
>the QOU had become a white elephant, not used in our industry since the 
>demise of the APT/Trace Powercenters. QOUs aren't normally stocked at our 
>local SqD distributor, so we would have to carry yet another stock of 
>breakers, besides OBDC and the CBI lines. My comments to the Xantrex 
>techies didn't make any difference, either.
>
>Allan Sindelar
><mailto:Allan at positiveenergysolar.com>Allan at positiveenergysolar.com
>NABCEP Certified Photovoltaic Installer
>EE98J Journeyman Electrician
>Positive Energy, Inc.
>3201 Calle Marie
>Santa Fe, New Mexico 87507
>505 424-1112
><http://www.positiveenergysolar.com/>www.PositiveEnergySolar.com
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