Re: [RE-wrenches] Braided grounding wire

2008-08-23 Thread North Texas Renewable Energy Inc
Holt, a place just a little closer to you is ALT Fabrication in Argyle. That's just in Denton County off SH377. It's where I found ground plates, and pretty much anything else made of copper. http://www.altfabrication.com/ Thanks for choosing North Texas Renewable Energy Jim Duncan North Texas R

Re: [RE-wrenches] Braided grounding wire

2008-08-23 Thread R. Walters
Hi August; For any tilt adjustable or tracking system, that solid 10(or 6) will strain harden and break. (We do a lot of pole mounts.) We tried stranded 6, but found the tinned braid to be more corrosion resistant at the connection point to the aluminum. It looks very commercial/ professiona

Re: [RE-wrenches] Braided grounding wire

2008-08-23 Thread August Goers
ECTED] www.luminalt.com - Original Message From: jay peltz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: RE-wrenches Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 6:28:33 PM Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Braided grounding wire One issue that has been troubling me is the 1 size fits all. We live and work in many reall

Re: [RE-wrenches] Braided grounding wire

2008-08-23 Thread Tom DeBates
good day Holt, We used the braided grounding wire for a job with Sanyo modules. This was "pre-WEEBS" and I was never satisfied with the typical ILSCO lug detail as the Sanyo frame thickness seems to be very thin and the 10-32 screws either do not torque down properly, or strip. So, for me, and

Re: [RE-wrenches] Braided grounding wire

2008-08-22 Thread Sky Sims
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Braided grounding wire

2008-08-22 Thread jay peltz
2 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of R. Walters Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 2:01 PM To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Braided grounding wire We don't use braided for direct burial. We use it to bond to the array, run with th

Re: [RE-wrenches] Braided grounding wire

2008-08-22 Thread jay peltz
Hi Robert, Yes quick cable # 50401 for 100' roll. Size is #4 jay peltz power On Aug 22, 2008, at 5:38 PM, robert ellison wrote: Try Quick Cable, seems that they have it if I remember correctly. Bob On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 11:41 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Anybody know a source for braide

Re: [RE-wrenches] Braided grounding wire

2008-08-22 Thread robert ellison
Try Quick Cable, seems that they have it if I remember correctly. Bob On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 11:41 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Anybody know a source for braided grounding wire? Internet search > fruitless.. > > Holt E. Kelly > Holtek Fireplace & Solar Products > 500 Jewell Dr. > Waco,

Re: [RE-wrenches] Braided grounding wire

2008-08-22 Thread Sky Sims
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Braided grounding wire

2008-08-22 Thread R. Walters
We don't use braided for direct burial. We use it to bond to the array, run with the PV wires, and switch to regular copper as soon as we go into conduit at the first J box. We zip tie it together in a bundle with all the MC cables. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Braid tends to "wick" water, and we

Re: [RE-wrenches] Braided grounding wire

2008-08-22 Thread R. Walters
We've used braided, plated ground strap for over a decade. We inherited the practice from commercial size tracking systems installed in the 70s and early 80s. Anixter wire is our supplier. I can get you a part number if you need. We isolate it from direct contact with aluminum, with stainless

Re: [RE-wrenches] Braided grounding wire

2008-08-22 Thread Wind-sun.com
Wind & Sun - Electricity From The Sun .. - Original Message - From: "Walt Ratterman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "RE-wrenches" Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 8:

Re: [RE-wrenches] Braided grounding wire

2008-08-22 Thread Walt Ratterman
i.org Walt Ratterman Sent Wirelessly -Original Message- From: "Wind-sun.com" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:46:28 To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Braided grounding wire ___ List sponsored by Home Power

Re: [RE-wrenches] Braided grounding wire

2008-08-22 Thread Peter Parrish
You might give the guys at NorthWest Data Comm, Reno, NV a call. Peter T. Parrish, _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 8:41 AM To: RE-wrenches Subject: [RE-wrenches] Braided grounding wire Anybody know a

Re: [RE-wrenches] Braided grounding wire

2008-08-22 Thread Wind-sun.com
I was under the impression that braided or fine strand wire was a no-no for grounding because it corrodes so much faster and easier than solid wire. .. Northern Arizona Wind & Sun - Electricity From Th