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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Kent:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>In a normally grounded array, the grounded conductor is the negative conductor, right? So, no disconnecting the negative conductor. It should go straight through the DC disconnect and on to the inverter. Correct?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:Papyrus;color:#E36C0A'>Bob Clark<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-family:Papyrus;color:#E36C0A'>SolarWind Energy Systems, LLC<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:Papyrus;color:#E36C0A'>P.O. Box 1234<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:Papyrus;color:#E36C0A'>Okanogan, WA 98840<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:Papyrus;color:#E36C0A'>(509) 826-1259<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Handwriting";color:#E36C0A'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><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.</span></i><i><span style='color:teal'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><img width=353 height=50 id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image001.png@01CD92A9.31F090B0" alt="cid:822514723@19022009-0502"></span><span style='font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","sans-serif";color:green'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Kent Osterberg<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 14, 2012 5:00 PM<br><b>To:</b> RE-wrenches<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [RE-wrenches] Disconnect BOTH positive and negative conductors from array?!?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>See 690.13. There must be a means to disconnect all conductors of a PV system. If it is a normally grounded array you are not allowed to put a switch in the grounded conductor, except .... for circumstances added in the 2011 code.<br><br><o:p></o:p></p><pre>Kent Osterberg<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Blue Mountain Solar, Inc.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="http://www.bluemountainsolar.com">www.bluemountainsolar.com</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>t: 541-568-4882<o:p></o:p></pre><p class=MsoNormal>On 9/14/2012 4:39 PM, Bob Clark wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>Wrenches:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>A local utility person has suggested that both the positive and negative conductors from a solar array should be disconnected.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Disconnect both or not? 2008 NEC supporting citation please.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks for your response.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:Papyrus;color:#E36C0A'>Bob Clark</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-family:Papyrus;color:#E36C0A'>SolarWind Energy Systems, LLC</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:Papyrus;color:#E36C0A'>P.O. Box 1234</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:Papyrus;color:#E36C0A'>Okanogan, WA 98840</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:Papyrus;color:#E36C0A'>(509) 826-1259</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:6.0pt'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><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.</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><img border=0 width=353 height=50 id=f40d97e9-df88-4267-bf14-46315c1976b9 src="cid:image001.png@01CD92A9.31F090B0" alt="cid:822514723@19022009-0502"></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-family:Papyrus;color:#E36C0A'> </span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><br><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><pre>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>List sponsored by Home Power magazine<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>List Address: <a href="mailto:RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Options & settings:<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org">http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>List-Archive: <a href="http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org">http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>List rules & etiquette:<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm">www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Check out participant bios:<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="http://www.members.re-wrenches.org">www.members.re-wrenches.org</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>