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191124x7
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Jan 27, 2019

Solar: To Ground the panels or NOT to ground the panels?

I had a Renogy tech tell me it's not necessary, and an exhaustive search of the Internet has turned up a few people saying you're stupid if you DO and others saying you're stupid if you DON'T. I've...
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Ductape
Explorer
Jan 27, 2019
All my installations have been inherently grounded because I mount them screwed to the metal roof trusses. There is no downside to ensuring zero potential voltage between the PV frames and other metal rooftop components.

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