<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">The NEC requires PV wire in 690.35(D). If you are using transformerless inverters, you should also take a look at the other requirements of 690.35.<div>Regards,</div><div>Brian</div><div><br><div apple-content-edited="true"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; ">To contact Brian L Crise:</font></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; ">Address:</font></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; ">16021 NE Airport Way</font></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; ">Portland OR, 97230</font></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; ">Office Phone:<span class="Apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-converted-tab"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span>(503) 262-9991 x.5054</font></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Direct line: <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>(503) 501-5054</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; ">Cell Phone:<span class="Apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-converted-tab"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span>(503) 869-7481</font></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; ">e-mail:<span class="Apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-converted-tab"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><a href="mailto:bcrise@nietc.org">bcrise@nietc.org</a></font></p></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> </div><br><div><div>On Feb 25, 2010, at 11:16 AM, Marv Dargatz wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"> <div bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000066"> <font face="Verdana">Ungrounded (transformerless) systems require PV wire, not USE2. PV wire is listed under the ZKLA category at UL. Go to the UL certifications page ( <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://database.ul.com/cgi-bin/XYV/template/LISEXT/1FRAME/index.html">http://database.ul.com/cgi-bin/XYV/template/LISEXT/1FRAME/index.html</a> ) and enter ZKLA in the "UL Category Code" box for a list of approved manufacturers.<br> <br> </font> <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">See ya!
Marv
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</pre> <br> <br> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:toddcory@finestplanet.com">toddcory@finestplanet.com</a> wrote: <blockquote cite="mid:1267124317.412828767@192.168.2.227" type="cite"><font face="arial" size="4">USE2<br> <br> Todd<br> <br> <br> On Thursday, February 25, 2010 10:54am, "Mick Abraham" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:mick@abrahamsolar.com"><mick@abrahamsolar.com></a> said:<br> <br> <br> ...and...the next time I buy #10 sunlight resistant wire for making up my own plug extensions...should I buy a more exotic wire type and how do I know what will work?<br> <br> Thanks,<br> <br clear="all"> Mick Abraham, Proprietor<br> <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.abrahamsolar.com">www.abrahamsolar.com</a><br> <br> Voice: 970-731-4675<br> </font> <pre wrap=""><hr size="4" width="90%">
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