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<DIV><SPAN class=078565401-01092010><FONT face=Arial>For the first time since
2004 we got a residential PV red tag for non-listed surge supressors. I
just took them off and replaced them after we got the green tag.
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=078565401-01092010><FONT face=Arial>Of course he also
red-tagged the copper ground plate because it was not thick enough. Go
figure....</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV>Jim Duncan</DIV>
<DIV>North Texas Renewable Energy</DIV>
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org
[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Andrew
Truitt<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, August 31, 2010 8:09 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
RE-wrenches<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [RE-wrenches] Testing
LSAs<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><BR><BR>Question: Since the Delta lightning arrestors
are not UL Listed, do they threaten the UL compliance of the PV system as a
whole?<BR><BR><BR>- Andrew Truitt<BR>Currently of Standard Solar<BR>Free agent
in the Denver area as of 10/6/10<BR><BR><BR><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 6:02 PM, Peter Parrish <SPAN
dir=ltr><<A
href="mailto:peter.parrish@calsolareng.com">peter.parrish@calsolareng.com</A>></SPAN>
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid">I
would think that an ohmmeter set to the 10 Mega-ohm setting (or
the<BR>highest setting possible), would be the first test. I would like to
see<BR>something on the order of 750 k-ohms (3/4 of a mega-ohm).<BR><BR>But
the system should be tested at a higher voltage, than that available<BR>from
a DMM. Apply 240 Vac and measure the RMS current. It should be should<BR>be
0.3 mA or less.<BR><BR>Finally, these puppies really need to be tested at
much higher voltages,<BR>perhaps someone knows how to use that megohmmeter
to test? What does the<BR>manu recommend, “if suspect, throw it away and buy
a new one”?<BR><BR>- Peter<BR><BR>Peter T. Parrish, Ph.D.,
President<BR>California Solar Engineering, Inc.<BR>820 Cynthia Ave., Los
Angeles, CA 90065<BR>CA Lic. 854779, NABCEP Cert. 031806-26<BR><A
href="mailto:peter.parrish@calsolareng.com">peter.parrish@calsolareng.com</A><BR>Ph
323-258-8883, Mobile 323-839-6108, Fax
323-258-8885<BR><BR> <BR>________________________________________<BR>From:
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On Behalf Of Kristopher<BR>Schmid<BR>Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 1:30
PM<BR>To: 'RE-wrenches'<BR>Subject: [RE-wrenches] Testing LSAs<BR>
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<DIV class=h5><BR>What is the best method for testing the integrity of a DC
and/or AC<BR>lightning surge arrestor? Specifically, i use the Delta
LA units. I know<BR>they should be replaced if they look Bar-B-Qued,
but otherwise...?<BR> <BR>Thanks,<BR>Kris Schmid<BR> <BR>Legacy
Solar<BR>864 Clam Falls Trail<BR>Frederic, WI 54837<BR>715-653-4295<BR><A
href="mailto:solman@legacysolar.com">solman@legacysolar.com</A><BR><A
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target=_blank>www.legacysolar.com</A><BR><BR><BR></DIV></DIV>_______________________________________________<BR>List
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