Re: [RE-wrenches] Surge protector update?

2009-08-02 Thread jason pozner
To piggy-back on the question, and also continue my grounding on a glacier question is anyone familiar with point dissipators and have used them. Todd mentioned Nott LTD http://www.nottltd.com/lightning.html in my last string and I have come acrooss Lightning Masters

Re: [RE-wrenches] Surge protector update?

2009-08-01 Thread North Texas Renewable Energy Inc
-wrenches.org Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 1:53 PM Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Surge protector update? North Texas Renewable Energy Inc wrote: August I made a service call to a residential PVinstallation several years ago that I did not install. The vintage Trace, size I don't recall, had quit working

Re: [RE-wrenches] Surge protector update?

2009-08-01 Thread Richard L Ratico
Weighing in ... 1)At a recent SMA Inverter Training, we were cautioned that the Deltas were not UL listed. Like many of us, I was already well aware of that. What was interesting, was the trainer specifically recommending we NOT use them, for reasons related to liability. 2)At a different

Re: [RE-wrenches] Surge protector update?

2009-08-01 Thread jay peltz
. 76712 254-751-9111 www.holteksolar.com - Original Message - From: Richard L Ratico richard.l.rat...@valley.net To: re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2009 5:49 AM Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Surge protector update? Weighing in ... 1)At a recent SMA Inverter

Re: [RE-wrenches] Surge protector update?

2009-08-01 Thread holtek
-wrenches re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2009 10:14 AM Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Surge protector update? Depends on who built the system. If a UL integrator builds it, the UR works. If I build it as joe electrician, then no the UR does not work and could

Re: [RE-wrenches] Surge protector update?

2009-08-01 Thread jay peltz
Products 500 Jewell Dr. Waco TX. 76712 254-751-9111 www.holteksolar.com - Original Message - From: Richard L Ratico richard.l.rat...@valley.net To: re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2009 5:49 AM Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Surge protector update? Weighing

Re: [RE-wrenches] Surge protector update?

2009-08-01 Thread Exeltech
Jay, Installing a part in a factory doesn't make a product ok. Would be nice, but it doesn't work that way... I use UL here .. but it can be any Nationally Recognized Testing Lab (ETL, CSA, UL, etc) Any UL Listed product, or any UL Recognized part or sub-assembly must either use

[RE-wrenches] Surge protector update?

2009-07-31 Thread North Texas Renewable Energy Inc
aug...@luminalt.com To: RE-wrenches re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 9:21 AM Subject: [RE-wrenches] Surge protector update? Wrenches - Anyone have experience with lighning hitting an array with a surge protector installed? What happened? I'm Here's an ad, point

Re: [RE-wrenches] Surge protector update?

2009-07-31 Thread I2P
In a message dated 7/31/2009 7:21:49 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, aug...@luminalt.com writes: I'm trying to gather a firm opinion on whether they are a complete waste of $$$ and time or not. Good grounding seems I would guess is the best protection. Good grounding #1. I use ac and

Re: [RE-wrenches] Surge protector update?

2009-07-31 Thread I2P
In a message dated 7/31/2009 8:00:57 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, nt...@earthlink.net writes: The Delta surge suppressor had actually ruptured along it's radial seam, a result I had always heard indicates a surge being absorbed. Jim, good new -bad new. The arrestor worked but did not

Re: [RE-wrenches] Surge protector update?

2009-07-31 Thread boB Gudgel
: [RE-wrenches] Surge protector update? Wrenches - Anyone have experience with lighning hitting an array with a surge protector installed? What happened? I'm Here's an ad, point number 5 mentions that the surge protectors installed in the array combiner box protects solar modules and blocking

Re: [RE-wrenches] Surge protector update?

2009-07-31 Thread robert ellison
-wrenches.org Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 9:21 AM Subject: [RE-wrenches] Surge protector update? Wrenches - Anyone have experience with lighning hitting an array with a surge protector installed? What happened? I'm Here's an ad, point number 5 mentions that the surge protectors installed