If the inside of a 3R enclosure isn't considered dry enough for a buchanan crimp/cap, then there's millions of 3R panels with breakers and busbars in them that would have the same problem.
Brian Mehalic NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installation Professional™ R031508-59 National Electrical Code® CMP-4 Member (520) 204-6639 Solar Energy International http://www.solarenergy.org SEI Professional Services http://www.seisolarpros.com On Mon, Aug 16, 2021 at 12:03 PM Isaac Opalinsky < david.opalin...@sunpower.com> wrote: > Adam, > > > > I assume it’s a NYSERDA inspector that’s pushing back, correct? We’ve > dealt with this issue a number of times, and while I will argue until I’m > blue in the face that the code does not consider the inside of a properly > installed NEMA 3R enclosure a damp/wet location, NYSERDA has not accepted > that argument. > > > > To be clear, the Buchanan splice caps and insulators are only rated for > dry locations. > > > > I’ve heard that NYSERDA has allowed them to be used with dielectric gel > applied to the interior of a splice cap insulator, but have not been able > to confirm. > > > > Best Regards, > > *Isaac Opalinsky* | Director, Applications & Technical Support > > mobile 443-277-6286 | isaac.opalin...@sunpower.com > > [image: sp_2014_logo_black_orange_CMYK-01] > > > > *From:* RE-wrenches <re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org> *On > Behalf Of *AE Solar > *Sent:* Monday, August 16, 2021 2:55 PM > *To:* RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> > *Subject:* [EXT] [RE-wrenches] Buchanan Crimps in Outdoor Boxes > > > > *External Email - *Use caution when responding, clicking, and/or > downloading attachments. > ------------------------------ > > Wrenchers, > > Some point back we transitioned from polaris lugs to buchanan crimps/caps > (doping our wires in noalox) for our jbox splices. I know there have been a > few conversations on here about this. Seems like a much more robust > connection than anything we have used prior. But now we have an inspector > who isn't in support of using them for outdoor/damp locations. To be fair > (although it seems like a far superior connection) Ideal doesn't have > documentation to support outdoor use. I know a lot of folks on here have > had solid/long lasting results though. In any event, we may have to > transition away from buchanan crimps and wondering what you all recommend > as your second (or first) choice? Or if anyone has experience with > supporting this application when dealing with inspectors? Do we go back to > polaris lugs? I know there was a conversation a while back about failures > with those... > > Thanks for any thoughts. > > Adam > > > > Adam Katzman > Autonomous Energies > PO Box 1245 > > Kingston, NY 12402 > www.autonomousenergies.com > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.autonomousenergies.com&d=DwMFaQ&c=Kv2S0ZicsIm17HTFqYG_Og&r=RD0lHHgQqAl7xvyDm5AiPkLCedjBloPiZPB0MsAPMCE&m=_mjHpHDfeE0DA7KJAxQp-6Q_uNnHsFLwm52PqJ_Zugw&s=TvRw39ewcR48vbSFcdNGGl_zKXV7wLvhwtjdxDX2v_w&e=> > (518) 567-1468 > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org > > 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 > > There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the > other: > https://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/ > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > http://www.members.re-wrenches.org > >
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