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[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>William
Miller<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 14, 2010 1:52 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> RE-wrenches<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [RE-wrenches] The Demise of WEEB<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Andrew:<br>
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You make a very good point in 2) below, however there is one step
missing: If a ground fault is occurring, the technician will eventually
need to look under modules to find the fault. This is the reason the
top-down clips will be loosened. If the module is grounded with #6 wire,
the wire will prevent the module from being lifted. Therefore, the lug
will also be loosened, un-grounding the module -- creating the unsafe condition
you described.<br>
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WEEB clip or WEEB lug, the technician dies.<br>
<br>
Should we invent a WEEB jumper cable to maintain module bond while the modules
are being lifted?<br>
<br>
William Miller<br>
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<br>
At 07:44 PM 9/13/2010, you wrote:<br>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>2) My biggest concern with the
WEEB Clip is that the moment a top-clamp is loosened the module is no longer grounded!!!
To me that is not a good grounding method. Mr Wiley is obviously a
talented inventor and he makes a strong argument for the quality of the bond
that the WEEB Clip provides when the clip is installed properly and all
mounting hardware is properly torqued. What I don't understand is the
argument that this is as safe of a product as a properly installed outdoor
rated lug for the service tech who has to work on that array. <br>
<br>
<br>
A tin-plated copper lug with a stainless steel set screw will last. A
service tech working on a faulted array that was grounded with WEEB Clips might
not.<br>
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<br>
<br>
Andrew Truitt<br>
Free agent<br>
Golden, CO.<o:p></o:p></p>
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