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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Folks,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Responding to the best way to protect wires on a Multi-Pole Mount, we used galvanized 7/8” Unistrut attached to the bottom side of rack horizontally and top module to bottom module vertically for series connections between modules. The horizontal strut had the side benefit of keeping each column aligned with the next as there was now a physical connection between columns. Our AHJ liked it, although it was above 8’, so was not technically required. I agree that racking makers could do a better job on this wire protection issue.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>James Reismiller<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>NABCEP Certified Solar PV InstallerŪ<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Abundant Solar<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>541-231-8772<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>CCB#175919<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><img width=96 height=65 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image003.png@01CDE058.3DA52770" alt=Logo2007-for-outlook><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.abundantsolar.com/abundantsolar/Home.html">www.abundantsolar.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Consolas'></span>”I’d put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don’t have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that.”<span style='font-family:Consolas'></span>-Thomas Edison<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>