A Shocking Discovery - Grounding Your Solar Panel Frames

I was changing the tilt of my ground arrays and when I went to grab one of the panels, I felt a little static charge. I had heard of people talking about their panel frames having voltage on them but I had never experienced it before. In this video I go through and earth ground my ground mount arrays, and I also do a little investigation as to where the voltage is coming from and when you might experience voltage on the frame of your solar panels.

My solar panels are connected to my two EG4 6500 inverters.

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Chapters
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0:00 Intro
2:41 Adding Grounding Lugs to Panels
3:57 Testing a Grounded vs Ungrounded Panel
7:25 Checking Voltage on Panel Frame
8:55 Checking Voltage on Disconnected Panel
9:53 An Interesting Discovery
12:32 Re-checking Voltage on Panel Frame
14:00 Testing the Craftsman Meter
14:38 Get A Quality Meter
15:06 Testing A Single Panel
18:34 Testing A Single Panel in the Dark
21:20 Closing Thoughts


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*** Disclaimer ***
Please remember, I'm just a DIYer like you. Don't take what I'm doing as gospel truth, it's just how I'm doing things. If you're unsure of how to do something, look into hiring a professional or at least consult with a professional to determine the correct way to do things.