[RE-wrenches] GEC for Micro-Inverters and ACPV Modules

[jay peltz]

Dear John and Brian

Thanks for a great discussion. 

My question is:

If you used a WEEB to connect the inverter to the rail, is the rack rail listed as a GEC?
Or does it have to be listed as a GEC?

Thanks

Jay

Peltz power





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On Jan 16, 2013, at 12:09 PM, Brian Wiley <btwinfinity at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi John,
> 
> I don't feel that you are argumentative. I am glad for this forum and people to put forth honest opinions.
> 
> I think you just may not be aware of how the WEEB actually works. It is a type of rivet, not just a pronged thing that makes connection as part of a bolted connection.
> 
> It does use a bolt to engage the part, but the teeth on the WEEB are specially shaped. When the bolt is torqued, the teeth deform, similarly to a rivet.
> The metal that it is connecting to mushrooms up around the tooth and the tooth pinches in around the metal.
> This deforming action is what forms an exceptional electrical connection and also forms an air-tight seal between the part and embedded metal to resist corrosion.
> 
> If you remove the bolt, the WEEB will still be connected to the metal. You must forcibly remove the WEEB from the metal.
> 
> Hope that clears things up for you.
> 
> Best Regards,
> Brian Wiley
> 
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