[RE-wrenches] Wire nuts

Glenn Burt glenn.burt at glbcc.com
Tue Sep 6 12:14:43 PDT 2016


Be aware that SMA explicitly prohibits the use of wire nuts in their installation instructions on the DC input circuits.

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From: "Jerry Shafer" <jerrysgarage01 at gmail.com>
Sent: ‎9/‎6/‎2016 14:32
To: "RE-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org" <RE-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org>
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Wire nuts

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On Sep 5, 2016 4:52 PM, "Jerry Shafer" <jerrysgarage01 at gmail.com> wrote:

> To my fellow wrenches
> It comes up every so often and with DC, I will not use, approve or pass
> any wire nuts on any DC side. Some say its OK but the facts are they will
> fail, this connection was just six years and when l opened the junction box
> it was glowing and by the looks of it has for some time. There are 8
> strings 2 per string and thats a 12.5 % failure rate (the other one was
> completely distroyed) not to mention the fire hazard in a PVC junction box.
> Please pass this along and tell everyone to stop using these.
> Jerry
>
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