[RE-wrenches] Target fire

2010-10-18 Thread Andrew Truitt
Does anyone know who installed the infamous Bakersfield Target job? Andrew Truitt NABCEP Certified PV Installer™ (ID# 032407-66) Truitt Renewable Energy Consulting (202) 486-7507 http://www.linkedin.com/pub/andrew-truitt/8/622/713 Don't get me wrong: I love nuclear energy! It's just that I

Re: [RE-wrenches] Target fire

2010-10-18 Thread William Miller
Andrew: It may be in the report: http://mpandc.com/practices/Safety/safety_data.html William At 11:30 AM 10/18/2010, you wrote: Does anyone know who installed the infamous Bakersfield Target job? Andrew Truitt NABCEP Certified PV Installer™ (ID# 032407-66) Truitt Renewable Energy

Re: [RE-wrenches] Target fire

2010-10-18 Thread Darryl Thayer
.    Again it is installers with knowledge, tools  and skills. Darryl   --- On Mon, 10/18/10, William Miller will...@millersolar.com wrote: From: William Miller will...@millersolar.com Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Target fire To: RE-wrenches re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Date: Monday, October 18

Re: [RE-wrenches] Target fire

2010-10-18 Thread Dan Fink
Check the email CC list at the end of the official report, and I think you'll find the party you are looking for. DAN FINK Buckville Energy Consulting http://www.buckville.com/ William Miller wrote: Andrew: It may be in the report: http://mpandc.com/practices/Safety/safety_data.html

Re: [RE-wrenches] Target fire

2010-10-18 Thread Matt Lafferty
-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Andrew Truitt Sent: Monday, October 18, 2010 12:04 PM To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Target fire Thanks William. That is the first place I looked but I didn't see it in there. But I love all the resources on your website! - Andrew

Re: [RE-wrenches] Target fire

2010-10-18 Thread Nick Soleil
: Darryl Thayer daryl_so...@yahoo.com To: RE-wrenches re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Sent: Mon, October 18, 2010 12:28:57 PM Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Target fire I keep thinking had the installer routinely megohmed the ground and the hot they would have known a ground fault existed, and would

Re: [RE-wrenches] Target fire

2010-10-18 Thread Chris Worcester
-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Matt Lafferty Sent: Monday, October 18, 2010 1:13 PM To: 'RE-wrenches' Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Target fire Andrew, The General/Prime Contractor on the job was SunPower vis a vis Powerlight. As per standard operating procedures there, the actual installation

Re: [RE-wrenches] Target fire

2010-10-18 Thread Andrew Truitt
Truitt *Sent:* Monday, October 18, 2010 12:04 PM *To:* RE-wrenches *Subject:* Re: [RE-wrenches] Target fire Thanks William. That is the first place I looked but I didn't see it in there. But I love all the resources on your website! - Andrew On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 12:47 PM, William

Re: [RE-wrenches] Target fire

2010-10-18 Thread Nick Soleil
...@gmail.com To: RE-wrenches re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Sent: Mon, October 18, 2010 1:12:34 PM Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Target fire Andrew, The General/Prime Contractor on the job was SunPower vis a vis Powerlight. As per standard operating procedures there, the actual installation

Re: [RE-wrenches] Target fire

2010-10-18 Thread Darryl Thayer
the modules in the array.  Darryl  --- On Mon, 10/18/10, Nick Soleil nicksoleilso...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Nick Soleil nicksoleilso...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Target fire To: gilliga...@gmail.com, RE-wrenches re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Date: Monday, October 18, 2010, 4:08 PM

Re: [RE-wrenches] Target fire

2010-10-18 Thread Matt Lafferty
HAPPENING IN THE FUTURE. That's all. _ From: Nick Soleil [mailto:nicksoleilso...@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, October 18, 2010 2:09 PM To: gilliga...@gmail.com; RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Target fire Hi Matt: I saw you chimed in after I had sent my posting. It appears

Re: [RE-wrenches] Target Fire

2009-05-06 Thread Kent Osterberg
Richard, I 100% agree with you. The thing that concerns me most is that the last exhibit in the report shows that the GFP scheme that our industry has relied on to provide fire protection doesn't work very well. As PV system size gets larger there are more and more opportunities for an

Re: [RE-wrenches] Target Fire

2009-05-06 Thread Drake Chamberlin
the GFP scheme that our industry has relied on to provide fire protection doesn't work very well. This has been a continual rant of mine since the GFP first became required. It needs to open the circuit near the source of the power if it is to be effective. Drake Chamberlin Athens

Re: [RE-wrenches] Target Fire

2009-05-06 Thread Bob-O Schultze
Kent, Sort of makes the case for the GFPs to be in the combiner boxes on large systems, doesn't it? Obviously nearly worthless at the inverter in this case. Bob-O On May 6, 2009, at 3:52 PM, Kent Osterberg wrote: Richard, I 100% agree with you. The thing that concerns me most is that

Re: [RE-wrenches] Target Fire

2009-05-05 Thread Kent Osterberg
William, Thanks for posting the info on the Target fire. We all need to learn some lessons from it. I'm sure that it is going to lead to changes in our industry. Some things that the report brings to my mind: There will be fire inspectors, electrical inspectors, all kinds of other