Hi Corey, To me the question is did it happen before the uninstall or during the uninstall?
Could be lightning as Jeff says. bad j boxes I'm leaning towards something really weird about how it was taken down. jay peltz power On Nov 4, 2014, at 1:38 PM, Corey Shalanski wrote: > Wrenches, > > I have a bit of a CSI-challenge for the group. Please see attached photo. > > These are the details as provided to me: > The junction box shown in the photo is from a set of 18 modules that were > installed (for about 3-4 years) and then removed for re-roofing purposes. Our > company did not install the original array; we were called in for the > reinstallation. As soon as our technicians removed the modules from their > storage container and exposed them to sunlight, they started smelling burning > electronics. They opened at least one other junction box and found similarly > charred components. They measured zero voltage on these and at least "a half > dozen more". Some of the modules from this set had no intact MC4 connectors; > apparently they had been cut off to make removing the modules easier (?!) > > The project integrator is seeking a *plausible* explanation so that he can > decide how to move forward - essentially, what could have caused this? > > Thank you for any ideas the group can offer :) > > -- > Corey Shalanski > Joule Energy > New Orleans, LA > ᐧ > <Fried Junction Box.jpg>_______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org >
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