Mark,
Darryl might be alluding to the 690.13A requirements for a DC disconnect – typically located outside the structure before conductors enter the building, and readily accessible. -Glenn From: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org> On Behalf Of Mark Frye Sent: Monday, April 16, 2018 12:04 AM To: re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Location of DC disconnect vis-a-vis rapid shutdown exemption Thanks Darryl. I guess I can add that I am in CA and so looked only at the 2014. I also looked at the 2017 article. Man, I have to say, my impression remains that really starting with 2008 the code has just gotten worse and worse when it comes to PV, but that is just me. Not really sure what might need to be "Outside readily accessible". Is there something other than 690.12 that I need to look at? Mark On 4/15/2018 8:26 PM, Darryl Thayer wrote: I think the code says Outside readily accessible, On Sun, Apr 15, 2018 at 12:22 PM, Mark Frye <ma...@berkeleysolar.com <mailto:ma...@berkeleysolar.com> > wrote: Folks, As I recall, an inverter and it's integrated DC disconnect need only be placed in an accessible location. I am thinking of putting an inverter high up on the wall inside a garage. That would be OK vis-a-vis the location of the disconnect (still accessible for maintenance). If I do put the inverter high up on the wall, I can limit my DC conductors to less that 10 feet total from the array and less that 5 feet inside the garage. That means I get the exemption from the rapid disconnect requirement, right? There is nothing in the Code linking the accessibility of the DC disconnect to the exemption from rapid shutdown, right? Mark Frye _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org <mailto: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 <http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm> Check out or update participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org <http://www.members.re-wrenches.org> _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org <mailto: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 <http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm> Check out or update participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org <http://www.members.re-wrenches.org>
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