Re: [RE-wrenches] Buchanan Crimps in Outdoor Boxes

2021-08-16 Thread ericstev
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[RE-wrenches] 100 amp GFDI

2021-08-16 Thread jay
HI All, I’ve got a system with an outback FM-80 that is running at full power 48v. Its connected to a outback 80 twin pole GFDI breaker. The breaker is tripping due to running at 80 amps. Is the midnite MNDC-GFP100RT-2P the only option? thanks jay

Re: [RE-wrenches] [EXT] Buchanan Crimps in Outdoor Boxes

2021-08-16 Thread Brian Mehalic
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®

Re: [RE-wrenches] Buchanan Crimps in Outdoor Boxes

2021-08-16 Thread Ray
We've used both, and I've been less than satisfied with the Buchanan crimp.  I rate it better than wire nuts, but not near as good as Polaris.  Polaris type connectors have a separate connector for each wire, so each wire's connection is independent, like a buss bar. The wires can easily be

Re: [RE-wrenches] [EXT] Buchanan Crimps in Outdoor Boxes

2021-08-16 Thread Isaac Opalinsky
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

[RE-wrenches] Buchanan Crimps in Outdoor Boxes

2021-08-16 Thread AE Solar
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