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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>When we use a sub-panel to combine the
output of two or more inverters, we buy the sub-panel without a main breaker. A
wrench who is working with us now, recommends buying sub-panels with the main
breaker, which increases cost by about 50%. Is this a code requirement? Does it
depend on the distance between the sub- and main panels?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>- Peter<span style='mso-no-proof:yes'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape 
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span></span></font><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;
mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>Peter T. Parrish, Ph.D., President<br>
<st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">California</st1:place></st1:State>
Solar Engineering, Inc.<br>
<st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">820 Cynthia Ave.</st1:Street>, <st1:City
 w:st="on">Los Angeles</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">CA</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode
 w:st="on">90065</st1:PostalCode></st1:address><br>
CA Lic. 854779, NABCEP Cert. 031806-26<br>
<a href="mailto:peter.parrish@calsolareng.com">peter.parrish@calsolareng.com</a><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><br>
Ph 323-258-8883, <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Mobile</st1:place></st1:City>
323-839-6108, Fax 323-258-8885<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>     </span></span></font><font
size=1><span style='font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:
yes'><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>                                                                                              </span></span></font><font
color=navy><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-no-proof:
yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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yes'> </span></font><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
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