Safety Precautions; General Information :3; Warning :3; Cautions :3 - Panasonic HIT VBHN325SA17 General Installation Manual

Safety Precautions

General Information
The installation of
requires a great degree of skill and
should only be performed by qualified
licensed professionals,
without limitation, licensed contractors
and electricians.
WARNING

All instructions should be read and
understood before attempting to
install, wire, operate, and maintain a
photovoltaic module.

Contact with electrically active parts
of the module such as terminals can
result in burns, sparks, and lethal
shock whether the
connected or disconnected.

The installer assumes the risk of all
injury that might
installation, including,
limitation, the risk of electric shock.

The modules generate DC (direct
current) electrical
exposed to sunlight or other light
sources. Even a
produces enough
current, to cause shocks and burns if
safety precautions are not followed.

The shock hazard
modules are connected in parallel,
producing higher current, and as
modules are connected in series,
producing higher voltages.

Do not hit the back sheet of a
module by the connector or other
things.

To avoid the hazard of electric
sparks, shock, fire, burns, damage
and injury, work
conditions, with dry modules and
dry tools.

In order to avoid submerging cables
and connectors in the water, cables
must be fixed either to the module
frame using cable fixing holes or to
the mounting structure.

Do not stand or step on modules. Do
not puncture, cut,
damage the backsheet of a module.
Backsheet damage
module's Limited Warranty and may
cause fire. Never use modules with a
damaged back sheet.

Do not allow
unauthorized persons
installation or storage
modules.

Completely ground all modules.

Do
attempt
solar modules
junction box cover, nor remove any
parts installed by Panasonic. There
are no user serviceable parts within
including,
the module or junction box.

Unauthorized persons - except the
qualified
should not perform any electrical
work, including wiring.

Wear suitable clothing, guards, eye
protection and gloves to prevent
you from direct contact with 30 VDC
or greater.

Wear
modules by the frame using both
hands. Do not attempt to carry a
module is
module by yourself.

Do not carry a module by its wires or
junction box.
occur during 
Do not drop anything on the surface
without
of a module.

Ensure all system components are
compatible, and they do not subject
energy when
the
electrical hazards.
single module 
Sparks may occur; do not install
voltage and
modules where flammable gases or
vapors are present.

Never
increases as
unsupported or unsecured.

Do not drop modules.

Do not use or install broken modules.

Do
sunlight on a module.

Do not touch the junction box
terminals.

Do not change the wiring of bypass
diodes.

Do not touch a module unnecessarily.
only in dry
The glass surface and frames get hot.
There is a risk of burn.

Use
purpose only.

Do not treat the back sheet, frame,
or
adhesives, to avoid reducing its'
scratch or
functionality, damage, and causing
inoperable
will void a
unknown troubles.

Do not insert PV cable between back
side and mounting structure rail.
children and
GENERAL SAFETY
near the

Follow all permissions, installation
site of
and inspection requirements.
not disassemble a
any repair, open
licensed professional
non-slip gloves and
module to mechanical
rest or leave a
not artificially concentrate
CAUTIONS
a module for its
front surface with
conditions, and
3

Before installing modules, contact
module, the appropriate authorities having
the jurisdiction to determine permissions,
installation
requirements,
followed.

Electrically ground modules for all
systems
- otherwise
recommended that requirements of
the latest National Electrical Code
(USA) or Canadian Electric Code
(Canada)
international electrical standards be
followed. Refer to "Earth Ground
carry Wiring"
information.

Be sure that the building or structure
(roof, façade,
modules
enough strength to support the load
of the modules.

For modules mounted on roofs,
special structures may be required to
help provide
or support.

The fire rating of this module is valid
only when mounted in the manner
specified
mounting instructions.

module Both, roof construction and module
installation design have an effect on
the fire resistance of a building.
Improper installation may contribute
to fire hazards.

The models in this instructions are
suitable to maintain the System Fire
Class Rating A when used with a
Listed mounting system and a roof
covering that have been rated as a
Class A System when installed on a
steep slope roof and/or a low slope
roof with "Type 2" modules.

Additional devices such as ground
fault, fuses, and disconnects may be
required.
intended

Do not use modules of different
specifications in the same system.

Follow all
paint or
other system components which are
used.
other
UL Listing Information
To satisfy
installing the modules, be sure to:
1) Use only stranded or solid copper
single–conductor
cable rated for outdoor use (e.g.
type UF or USE) , for all wiring that is
exposed to weather.
and inspection
which should
of any voltage. If not
specified, it
or other national
section for more
etc.) where the
are being installed has
proper installation
in the mechanical
safety precautions
UL requirements, when
sunlight-resistant
be
is
or
of