<p dir="ltr">We will not alow any of our people or any subs to use wire nut twist nuts, over the years l have seen way to many electrical issues as a result in someone using the twist nuts, approved crimps are the best way to go with the least space required.<br>
Jerry</p>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Aug 11, 2016 1:09 PM, "Glenn Burt" <<a href="mailto:glenn.burt@glbcc.com">glenn.burt@glbcc.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div text="#000000" bgcolor="#ffffff"><div><div style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">No dumb questions.<br>I however cannot speak authoritatively on the twist-on splices as I haven't done any research on them. I suspect after the research I have done, that they do not have a listing for finely stranded conductors either, but that may be for someone else to confirm.<br><br>Glenn</div></div><div dir="ltr"><hr><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold">From: </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><a href="mailto:ray@solarray.com" target="_blank">Ray Walters</a></span><br><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold">Sent: </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">8/11/2016 12:55</span><br><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold">To: </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">RE-wrenches</a></span><br><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold">Subject: </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Re: [RE-wrenches] Pass through/transition box for Enphase</span><br><br></div>
So this may be a dumb question, but I'm assuming wire nuts are not
suitable for Fine strand wire? I agree that most installs are not
code compliant in this regard. Its really tough to find parts or
even good info on this. <br>
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<div>On 8/11/2016 8:03 AM, August Goers
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt">Hopefully
manufacturers will steer away from supplying fine stranded
wires with their trunk cables – it’s been a joke trying to
fine the proper listed reasonably priced parts to make these
connections. I bet that a huge percentage of the installs
out there are not meeting the listing for fine stranded
conductors. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt">That
said, we use ferrules on the individual fine stranded
conductors and then make the splices with the Ideal/Buchanan
splice caps. This particular combo was presented in the
SunPower ACPV instruction document and says it is listed for
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