This is an interesting observation regarding this that we heard about.....
boB
We have a friend from Washington State that also took the UL class. The
instructor was not a UL employee, but rather a professional installer
from Florida. His class was ok, but nothing in depth for anyone that
already has hands on knowledge of installing PV systems. There was one
very troubling aspect of their training. They had the inverters and
disconnect switches and all the associated components of a PV system on
the wall with one exception. When it came to the combiner, it was clear
that the combiner had been removed from the wall. Written in pencil was
the word “PV combiner”. When asked, the instructor had to admit that UL
forced him to remove the MidNite solar combiner because it was ETL
listed, not UL! Almost all the combiners are ETL listed. I personally do
not think UL is doing anybody a good service by only discussing UL
listed components. Stick with the experts in training. You all know who
they are.
Robin Gudgel
Midnite Solar
On 7/21/2011 6:52 AM, Glenn Burt wrote:
Don’t you have to be a licensed electrician as part of the prereqs to
sit for the test?
Glenn
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I took the UL/NFPA class in Atlantic City last spring... thinking it
might make another useful tool in the tool box (especially if I could
get some kind of recognition from UL).. I was not impressed. The
presentation was ambiguous, confusing and sometimes downright
misleading. I got more useful information from Bill Nye the Science
Guy.. and no certification. Beware the Rabbit Hole.
db
Dan Brown
Foxfire Energy Corp.
Renewable Energy Systems
(802)-483-2564
www.Foxfire-Energy.com <http://www.Foxfire-Energy.com>
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