Perhaps in the future, we can go with a composite frame and remove the grounding challenge altogether? Carbon fiber would be spectacular, minus the cost.
________________________________ From: R Ray Walters <r...@solarray.com> To: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> Sent: Mon, September 13, 2010 7:14:36 AM Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] The Demise of WEEB 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 fordirect 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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