Re: [RE-wrenches] Static shock

2014-01-25 Thread jay peltz
HI All, Thanks for the insights and the confirmation. I've just never seen it before. jay peltz power On Jan 25, 2014, at 9:21 AM, Ray Walters wrote: > I've heard that the entire array can build a surface static charge, though I > don't recall getting zapped by the array. Seems li

Re: [RE-wrenches] Static shock

2014-01-25 Thread Ray Walters
I've heard that the entire array can build a surface static charge, though I don't recall getting zapped by the array. Seems like better grounding would take care of that. I get popped touching ungrounded metal like my truck. It can be very alarming, much more voltage than you might expect. I

Re: [RE-wrenches] Static shock

2014-01-25 Thread Larry Crutcher, Starlight Solar Power Systems
Hello Jay, I'm in Yuma, Az where humidity is often under 5% and static discharge is a severe pain in the….finger. Curious person that I am, I once measured the distance of a static arc to estimate the voltage being generated from my lamb skin slippers sliding on carpet. My best guess is it was

Re: [RE-wrenches] Temperature Compensation calcs for wire

2014-01-25 Thread Jeffrey Quackenbush
William, I was confused by this too until I stared at it for awhile. In the bolded heading to all the tables 310.15 (16) – (20), it says either "Based on Ambient Air Temperature of 40C (104F)" or "Based on Ambient Air Temperature of 30C (86F)". Basically conductors with a temperature rating of

Re: [RE-wrenches] Static shock

2014-01-25 Thread RE Ellison
Just wondering, does it happen at night ? Also, is the array grounded? Dry ground is a tough one and concrete is an insulator. Bob Ellison -Original Message- From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of jay peltz Sent: Fri