Here is the link for the report from Solar ABCs. Don't know if you
can get to the webinar anymore, though.
http://solarabcs.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=97%3A2011-national-electrical-code-nec-and-handbook-available&catid=1%3Alatest-news&Itemid=1
Blessings,
Kelly
Kelly Larson
Box 104
Piercy, CA 95587
707-223-3209
Electrical Engineer
NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer
ISPQ Master Trainer
CA C-10 # 868189
solarke...@asis.com
On Jan 13, 2011, at 9:27 AM, Dan Fink wrote:
August;
There was a webinar from Solar ABCs in autumn 2010 that covered many
of these new 2011 NEC issues in detail, in a very practical way for
the professional PV installer.
I believe you can download the whole thing from them right now after
the fact.
I'm quite involved in teaching the PV / firefighter safety
curriculum now, and signage is a big issue. In short-- engraved
plastic signs are fine indoors or out, but don't penetrate an
outdoor-rated box screwing them on! Stick-on vinyl signs need to
meet UL 969. The webinar has some great photos of faded vinyl signs
that have become unreadable.
DAN FINK
Executive Director,
Buckville Energy Consulting LLC
NABCEP / IREC / ISPQ accredited Continuing Education Providers
August Goers wrote:
Hi All -
My shiny new copy of the 2011 NEC handbook just came in the mail
and I've
started reading through it trying to decipher what changes we
should be
expecting in the future. Although California is now just adopting
the 2008
NEC which I'm quite familiar with, many jurisdictions will honor
the newer
version of the code if we provide a good argument for them.
That said, does anyone who's checked out the new code have any
interesting
comments or advice on changes that might affect us out in the
field? Section
690.31(E) is interesting in that it has quite a few detailed
requirements
for running DC circuits inside the building. Now it looks like MC
cable is
acceptable but that there are many more strict requirements about
how the
conduit or cable must be run. Labeling the DC conduit and J-boxes
is also
going to be a change we'll have to get used to. Hopefully there
will be new
reasonably priced label sources available. I'm sure I'm not alone
in saying
that it's always been hard to find cost effective labels which can
hold up
through the elements.
The grounding section also looks substantially updated.
As always, fun new things coming our way.
Best,
August
August Goers
Luminalt Energy Corporation
1320 Potrero Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94110
m: 415.559.1525
o: 415.641.4000
aug...@luminalt.com
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