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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Marco,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">You might try </span><a href="http://pv-cables.com/">http://pv-cables.com/</a> <span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">my contact there is Bryan. They sell all kinds of PV wire, connectors, etc for good prices.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Do you have 1000 V TL inverters or just 600 V? If you are using 1000 V the whole wiring game changes quite a bit.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Best,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">August</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Luminalt</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <a href="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Marco Mangelsdorf<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, August 30, 2013 2:54 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'RE-wrenches'<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [RE-wrenches] double-insulated PV wire</span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Note that this also assumes that the conductor whips from the modules ARE ALSO double insulated if they’re to be used with TL inverters. Some mods have ‘em, some do not.</span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <a href="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</a> [<a href="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org">mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>William Miller<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, August 30, 2013 11:52 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'RE-wrenches'<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [RE-wrenches] double-insulated PV wire</span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue">Marco:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue">Good point. If one can position transition boxes close enough to the modules, you can use only the leads from the modules, avoiding the need to buy any PV wire. It is surprisingly easy to do. See:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.millersolar.com/MillerSolar/practices/PV_wiring/PV_Cable_wiring/_PV_Cable_Wiring.html">http://www.millersolar.com/MillerSolar/practices/PV_wiring/PV_Cable_wiring/_PV_Cable_Wiring.html</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue">WM</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">double-insulated wire has to be used from the module series string to the first enclosure and enclosed raceway where the transition to standard THHN/THWN wire can be made.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">marco</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""></span></p>
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