690.13 specifically states that the grounded conductor shall NOT be disconnected. All sections of Chapter III (Disconecting Means) of Article 690 specifically refers to the ungrounded conductor.<div><br></div><div>Jason Szumlanski</div>


<div>Fafco Solar</div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 7:39 PM, Bob Clark <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bclark@solar-wind.us" target="_blank">bclark@solar-wind.us</a>></span> wrote:<br>


<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal">Wrenches:<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">


<u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">A local utility person has suggested that both the positive and negative conductors from a solar array should be disconnected.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>


<p class="MsoNormal">Disconnect both or not?  2008 NEC supporting citation please.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Thanks for your response.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">


<u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Papyrus;color:#e36c0a">Bob Clark<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:Papyrus;color:#e36c0a">SolarWind Energy Systems, LLC<u></u><u></u></span></i></b></p>


<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Papyrus;color:#e36c0a">P.O. Box 1234<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Papyrus;color:#e36c0a">Okanogan, WA 98840<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>


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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:teal">Although no trees were killed in the sending of this message, a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.<u></u><u></u></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><img width="353" height="50" alt="cid:822514723@19022009-0502"></span><span style="font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","sans-serif";color:green"><u></u><u></u></span></p>


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