I didn't do the original install, and I couldn't ID the lug because of the corrosion. I believe everyone is correct that this isn't the DBT rated lug, though. Another reason to use the WEEB: a crew can't accidentally install the wrong (but almost identical, when new) lug. I'm sure the non-DBT lugs got mixed together in a bin at some point.
R. Walters r...@solarray.com Solar Engineer On Sep 12, 2010, at 5:41 PM, Jamie Johnson wrote: > That looks like a tin plated aluminum lug (aluminum corrosion) with a plated > steel screw (rusted screw)....... > > Here is an explanation of the differences between both ILSCO GBL 4 lugs from > John Wiles Code Corner in Homepower issue 102 > > > "The Ilsco GBL-4DBT is a lay-in lug > made of solid copper, which is then tin-plated. It has a > stainless steel screw to hold the wire. The lug accepts a #14 > (2 mm2) to #4 (21 mm2) copper conductor. It is listed for > direct burial (DB) and outdoor use and can be attached to > aluminum structures (the tin plate). The much cheaper Ilsco > GBL-4 lug looks identical, but is tin-plated aluminum, has > a plated screw, and is not listed for outdoor use." > > Jamie Johnson > NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer #031310-118 > General Manager > SOLAR POWER ELECTRIC > EC13001765 > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] The Demise of WEEB > From: "Peter Parrish" <peter.parr...@calsolareng.com> > Date: Sun, September 12, 2010 6:50 pm > To: "'RE-wrenches'" <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> > > Are you sure that's a ILSCO GBL-4DBT lug? I am pretty sure the set screw is > not SS, which it should be to be the genuine part. > > - Peter > > > Peter T. Parrish, Ph.D., President > California Solar Engineering, Inc. > 820 Cynthia Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90065 > CA Lic. 854779, NABCEP Cert. 031806-26 > peter.parr...@calsolareng.com > Ph 323-258-8883, Mobile 323-839-6108, Fax 323-258-8885 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org > [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of R Ray > Walters > Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2010 3:10 PM > To: RE-wrenches > Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] The Demise of WEEB > > A picture is worth a thousand words, (hopefully this will upload) > Here's a traditional Ilsco Lug after less than 5 years near the ocean: > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Options & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > <bottom.letterhead> > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Options & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org >
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