Install the Ground Rod & Wire
Next, pound a ground rod into the earth at the base of the pole, outside the edge of theconcrete footing. Driving the ground rod at an anglecan help you get it in all the way if bedrock is closeto the surface.
Once the rod is driven, run #6 bare, solid, copperwire from the combiner box’s ground lug, downalong the vertical conduit, and then over to theground rod. Where possible, I like to use a groundrod clamp approved for direct burial, completelybury the ground rod, and trench the ground wire in.This looks better, and won’t trip people or animals ifthey pass by the base of the array.
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Tomorrow – wiring the PV’s