<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Here is the link for the report from Solar ABCs. Don't know if you can get to the webinar anymore, though.<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://solarabcs.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=97%253A2011-national-electrical-code-nec-and-handbook-available&catid=1%253Alatest-news&Itemid=1">http://solarabcs.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=97%3A2011-national-electrical-code-nec-and-handbook-available&catid=1%3Alatest-news&Itemid=1</a><br></span></font><div apple-content-edited="true"> <div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div><div><div><div><div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">Blessings,</div><div><div>Kelly</div><div><br></div><div><div>Kelly Larson</div><div><div>Box 104<br>Piercy, CA 95587<br>707-223-3209<br>Electrical Engineer</div><div>NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer</div><div>ISPQ Master Trainer<br>CA C-10 # 868189</div><div><a href="mailto:SolarKelly@asis.com">SolarKelly@asis.com</a></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div> </div><br><div><div>On Jan 13, 2011, at 9:27 AM, Dan Fink wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div>August;<br><br>There was a webinar from Solar ABCs in autumn 2010 that covered many of these new 2011 NEC issues in detail, in a very practical way for the professional PV installer.<br><br>I believe you can download the whole thing from them right now after the fact.<br><br>I'm quite involved in teaching the PV / firefighter safety curriculum now, and signage is a big issue. In short-- engraved plastic signs are fine indoors or out, but don't penetrate an outdoor-rated box screwing them on! Stick-on vinyl signs need to meet UL 969. The webinar has some great photos of faded vinyl signs that have become unreadable.<br><br>DAN FINK<br>Executive Director,<br>Buckville Energy Consulting LLC<br>NABCEP / IREC / ISPQ accredited Continuing Education Providers<br><br><br><br>August Goers wrote:<br><blockquote type="cite">Hi All -<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">My shiny new copy of the 2011 NEC handbook just came in the mail and I've<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">started reading through it trying to decipher what changes we should be<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">expecting in the future. Although California is now just adopting the 2008<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">NEC which I'm quite familiar with, many jurisdictions will honor the newer<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">version of the code if we provide a good argument for them.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">That said, does anyone who's checked out the new code have any interesting<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">comments or advice on changes that might affect us out in the field? Section<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">690.31(E) is interesting in that it has quite a few detailed requirements<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">for running DC circuits inside the building. Now it looks like MC cable is<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">acceptable but that there are many more strict requirements about how the<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">conduit or cable must be run. Labeling the DC conduit and J-boxes is also<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">going to be a change we'll have to get used to. Hopefully there will be new<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">reasonably priced label sources available. I'm sure I'm not alone in saying<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">that it's always been hard to find cost effective labels which can hold up<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">through the elements.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">The grounding section also looks substantially updated.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">As always, fun new things coming our way.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Best,<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">August<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">August Goers<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Luminalt Energy Corporation<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">1320 Potrero Avenue<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">San Francisco, CA 94110<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">m: 415.559.1525<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">o: 415.641.4000<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="mailto:august@luminalt.com">august@luminalt.com</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">_______________________________________________<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">List sponsored by Home Power magazine<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">List Address: <a href="mailto:RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Options & settings:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org">http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">List-Archive: <a href="http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org">http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">List rules & etiquette:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm">www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Check out participant bios:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="http://www.members.re-wrenches.org">www.members.re-wrenches.org</a><br></blockquote>_______________________________________________<br>List sponsored by Home Power magazine<br><br>List Address: <a href="mailto:RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a><br><br>Options & settings:<br><a href="http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org">http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org</a><br><br>List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org<br><br>List rules & etiquette:<br>www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm<br><br>Check out participant bios:<br>www.members.re-wrenches.org<br><br></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>