[RE-wrenches] Covering modules

[Dan Fink]

This is the best I can do right now on a holiday weekend.
https://newscience.ul.com/articles/pv-panels
And, if you are going to try it, gotta get the GOOD tarps, and dog them
fast.Know the knots.



Dan Fink
Professor of Solar Energy Technology, Ecotech Institute
IREC Certified Instructor™ for:
~ PV Installation Professional
~ Small Wind Installer
Executive Director, Buckville Energy
NABCEP Registered Continuing Education Providers™
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On Sat, Dec 23, 2017 at 5:38 PM, jay <jay.peltz at gmail.com> wrote:

> HI Dan,
>
> Would you have a link to that UL test?
>
> These folks hopefully will  listen to UL but they won’t listen to me, I
> don’t have enough letters after my name.
>
> And thanks to all for chiming in.  Yes I agree with all of you, all good
> points.  But you know, an engineering group is going to want some evidence
> to change their mind.  I get that, I’d want evidence too.
>
> Cheers,
>
> jay
>
>
>
> > On Dec 23, 2017, at 3:18 PM, Dan Fink <danbob88 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Just look at the latest UL test results on tarps, and firefighter foam. A
> > tarp blowing off in some wind could expose workers to a high-voltage
> > situation when they thought it was safe. Blue tarps don't work, you have
> to
> > get the better grade. FF foam slides off and doesn't block enough
> > wavelengths.
> >
> > False sense of security rings true to me also.
> >
> > Dan Fink
> > Professor of Solar Energy Technology, Ecotech Institute
> > IREC Certified Instructor™ for:
> > ~ PV Installation Professional
> > ~ Small Wind Installer
> > Executive Director, Buckville Energy
> > NABCEP Registered Continuing Education Providers™
> > 970.672.4342
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