[RE-wrenches] wiring the Soladeck

Phil Undercuffler solarphil at gmail.com
Wed Nov 25 05:49:15 PST 2009


Heyco makes a UL Listed, UV resistant cord grip for USE-2 wire, in a range
of sizes and hole count.  Conergy, and I'm sure other distributors as well,
has them in stock.

*Material* 6/6 Nylon w/Buna N Sealing Gland  *Certifications*

Listed under Underwriters’ Laboratories File E51579
 Certified By Canadian Standard Association File LR93876C
  *Flammability* 94V-2–Consult factory for V0 material  *Temperature* Static
-40°F (-40°C) to 239°F (115°C)
Dynamic -4°F (-20°C) to 212°F (100°C)  *IP* IP 68 (70 PSI, 5 BAR)
More info and spec sheets are available at
http://www.heyco.com/products/sec_02/2-15.html

Phil Undercuffler
Conergy


---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "Hans Frederickson" <hans at fredelectric.com>
> To: "'RE-wrenches'" <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org>
> Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:32:11 -0800
> Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] wiring the Soladeck
> The "2-hole strain relief" is called a cable gland. T&B makes a line that
> includes 2-hole, 3-hole, 4-hole etc. The part numbers all begin with
> CC-NPT-*. The 2-hole gland is CC-NPT-12-G-2. You can find the complete
> selection on the last page of this PDF:
> http://tnblnx3.tnb.com/emAlbum/albums//tc_us/tc_1_ltnonmettalicflex.pdf
>
> Be aware the diameter of the wires (USE or PV-wire) that you're running
> through the gland and make sure you order a part that has the right size
> holes. I like to run my #6 copper EGC through a gland or cord grip as well.
> The T&B cable glands are not UV resistant, so you don't want to use them
> where exposed to sunlight (i.e. keep the Soladeck under the array). I've
> got
> a collection of UV-resistant cable glands but I can't remember the
> manufacturer. The problem with those is that they aren't UL listed. If it's
> not one problem, it's another...
>
>
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