[RE-wrenches] suggested scary language

Dan Fink danbob at hughes.net
Mon May 3 22:33:43 PDT 2010


Marco --

I train fire departments around the country in PV safety, and I also 
train PV installers in how to train their local fire departments.

As a firefighter myself, the signage I like to see (and should meet NEC 
code, and is widely available) is:

DC Disconnect
Warning: Electric Shock Hazard
DO NOT TOUCH TERMINALS
Terminals on both Line and Load sides may be energized in open position
DC VOLTAGE IS ALWAYS PRESENT WHEN SOLAR MODULES ARE EXPOSED TO SUNLIGHT


I do NOT like to see the word "photovoltaic" in signage-- unless 
firefighters have been trained, they often don't know what the word 
means. Photo-WHAT?

DAN FINK
Buckville Energy Consulting LLC






Marco Mangelsdorf wrote:
> For a high voltage DC junction box?
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> As in “touch these wires and die” or something similar?
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> Thanks,
> 
> marco



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