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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText>Brian:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>You and I were right on-target with our evaluation. Below is the message I received from Morningstar:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><i>The partition was added to satisfy UL/ETL requirements to prevent co-mingling of high voltage(600V) input wires and low voltage battery and communication wiring. If the insulation on your battery and/or communication cabling is rated for 600V, co-mingling shouldn't be an issue. However, if the insulations is not rated for high voltage, we would suggest leaving the divider intact.<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>I applaud Moringstar for backing down on their original instructions and first email reply. It is unfortunate that they were not more precise in their original instructions—some installers may have wasted time and money on conduit and partitions. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>I don’t know if I could find wire not rated for 600 volts, so this is really a non-issue.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>William Miller<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Lic 773985<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>millersolar.com<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>805-438-5600<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>-----Original Message-----<br>From: re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Brian Mehalic<br>Sent: Monday, April 07, 2014 11:46 AM<br>To: RE-wrenches<br>Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] 600 v pv lead separation</p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>I don't know, but maybe it's a provision for using lower voltage rated wire for the batteries?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Brian<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> On Apr 7, 2014, at 2:17 PM, William Miller <<a href="mailto:william@millersolar.com"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>william@millersolar.com</span></a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> Colleagues:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> I am installing a set of Tristar 600 volt input charge controllers. There are separate compartments for PV and battery leads. Reviewing the 2014 NEC, I see no requirement that these sets of leads be separated.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> I wrote to the manufacturer just now asking the same question.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> Have any of you looked into this yet?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> Thanks in advance. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> William Miller<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>