Phil.....we have been wrestling with this issue also.....our inspector recommended some adhesive wire guards that would stick to the rails of the modules....I haven't seen one of these systems yet but the inspector said he has some wiring protected like this for over 20 years.......if i get more info on this method i will share it......i am trying to find any info on this subject......Williams' method looks good.....not sure what our inspector would say.......<br>
i wish there were some options for junction boxes on panels that accepted conduit.......Wiley Electronics.....????<br>Cheers,<br><br>-- <br>Sunny Regards,<br>Kirpal Khalsa<br>NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer<br>Renewable Energy Systems<br>
<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 3:41 PM, Phil Schneider <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:phil@cesolar.com">phil@cesolar.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
William,<br>
<br>
Your techniques look very clean and long lasting thanks for the link. Do<br>
your inspectors consider the 4 aluminum wire guard as rendering the wiring<br>
inaccessible? Anybody else have feedback from their inspectors? Thanks<br>
again.<br>
<div class="Ih2E3d"><br>
Phil<br>
<br>
Phil Schneider, system engineer<br>
Creative Energies<br>
<a href="http://www.CreativeEnergies.biz" target="_blank">www.CreativeEnergies.biz</a><br>
307.332.3410 Lander, WY<br>
208.354.3001 Victor, ID<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
</div>From: William Miller <<a href="mailto:wrmiller@charter.net">wrmiller@charter.net</a>><br>
Reply-To: RE-wrenches <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>><br>
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:45:05 -0800<br>
To: RE-wrenches <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>><br>
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] ground mount wiring non-accessibility<br>
<div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c"><br>
<br>
<br>
<a href="http://mpandc.com/practices/Technical_Procedures/PV_wiring/PV_wiring.html" target="_blank">http://mpandc.com/practices/Technical_Procedures/PV_wiring/PV_wiring.html</a><br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<<a href="http://mpandc.com/practices/Technical_Procedures/PV_wiring/PV_wiring.html" target="_blank">http://mpandc.com/practices/Technical_Procedures/PV_wiring/PV_wiring.html</a>><br>
At 02:24 PM 1/27/2009, you wrote:<br>
> Wrenches,<br>
><br>
> In regards to 690.31 (A) which requires readily-accessible PV source and<br>
> output circuits above 30 V to be installed in a raceway, have any of you<br>
> come up with a method you think works well and is cost-effective? I know<br>
> this was discussed a while back, Im wondering if anybody has done this a<br>
> couple times now and has found a system you like. Anybody compare the cost<br>
> between fencing and enclosing the wiring on the backsides of the modules?<br>
> We bid on this particular system in early 2008 before we made the change in<br>
> our practices 27 kW in two subarrays installed on ULA.<br>
><br>
> cheers,<br>
> Phil<br>
><br>
> Phil Schneider, system engineer<br>
> Creative Energies<br>
</div></div>> <a href="http://www.CreativeEnergies.biz" target="_blank">www.CreativeEnergies.biz</a> <<a href="http://www.creativeenergies.biz/" target="_blank">http://www.creativeenergies.biz/</a>><br>
<div class="Ih2E3d">> 307.332.3410 Lander, WY<br>
> 208.354.3001 Victor, ID<br>
><br>
><br>
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