[RE-wrenches] ASE 300 module

2014-08-23 Thread Marco Mangelsdorf
Hola, I'm looking for a working ASE 300 module @ nominal 12V. And it needs to be with the clear, not white, encapsulant. Please contact me off-list if you happen to have one or know someone who does. Thanks, marco ___ List sponsored by

Re: [RE-wrenches] Assembly Protects Conductors?

2014-08-23 Thread Mark Frye
Ray, I can't follow you all the way down that path. Is an insulated wire conductor permitted to be use at 100% of it's rating under continuous operation? No. The ampacity is reduced and the conductor must be up-sized. Hence, for a defined load (Isc * 1.25), under continious operation, the

Re: [RE-wrenches] Assembly Protects Conductors?

2014-08-23 Thread jay peltz
HI Mark, Ive been having this discussion with some others. 690.9B I think means that the 2nd 125% is for breaker derating. I have looked and can't find anywhere in the code about conductors being derated for continuous use. Other deratings yes, temp, conduit etc etc. But there are many

Re: [RE-wrenches] Assembly Protects Conductors?

2014-08-23 Thread Ray Walters
The 100% exception is listed in 2 places: 690.8(B)(1) which sizes the conductor, and 690.9(B) which sizes the OCD. Article 210 doesn't apply, as that is for branch circuits, not PV source circuits. 690.8 basically walks you through conductor sizing. 690.8(B) requires 2 calculations one for

Re: [RE-wrenches] Assembly Protects Conductors?

2014-08-23 Thread Mark Frye
Wow. OK Ray. This issue of 100% rated under continious use is interesting. Thanks for helping me get my head around it. The exception in 210.19 is certainly explicit. Too bad, for this one man, the exception in 690.8 is less so. Mark On 8/23/2014 10:35 AM, Ray Walters wrote: The 100%