Yeah, seems 25 is a good bit more than most the others, which is appealing
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Patrick at PowerField
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Snow is certainly a factor. PowerRacks sit only 9 inches high at the low edge. But we have a lot of happy customers in snowy areas...CO, UT, Tahoe, MN, WI, MI, VT, NH...
Snow and ice can build up at the module frame no matter how high off the ground it is. And at least with PRs, you can reach them easily to brush or blow it off.
Snow and ice can build up at the module frame no matter how high off the ground it is. And at least with PRs, you can reach them easily to brush or blow it off.
Patrick at PowerField
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Yes, @AZ Solar Junkie and @42OhmsPA, for wind ratings the system has to withstand the wind from any direction.
sunshine_eggo
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@Patrick at PowerField
With all due respect, you are dead to me until something is done about the shipping cost.
With all due respect, you are dead to me until something is done about the shipping cost.
42OhmsPA
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Shipping airspace isn't cheap...
Maybe an autonomous PowerRack with a solar panel attached and free delivery is in the works (delivery times vary based on ☀)
AZ Solar Junkie
Maricopa, AZ
I hear you. I drove 3 hours round trip to pick them up to avoid the shipping cost
Nobodybusiness
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NAZ shipping cost is pretty high.I hear you. I drove 3 hours round trip to pick them up to avoid the shipping cost
Patrick at PowerField
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Ha, nice. I like the "due respect" and "dead" in proximity. But really, I get it. If only we had control over the shipping industry.
Maybe we've talked about this before, but the plan is that as we grow we'll be able to get more warehouses carrying inventory in more distributed locations, which will bring down the "last mile" shipping costs to a broader area. We're working on it!
Nobodybusiness
Collecting the leftovers of the Great Sky Reactor.
Yup NAZ charge me $1000 for 120 of them just for shipping.
Technically 119.
I thought that was outrageous but that’s NAZ not Powerfield.
Have you tried DigiKey?
Patrick at PowerField
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I agree. We're based in VA, mfg in MN, NAZ is in AZ, you're in NC. It's hard to shrink the miles among all those dots.
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On a unit basis, that's actually pretty reasonable at $8.40 each.
What kills me is that it's less about weight and more about bulk, shipping 10 vs. 5 shouldn't affect the price that much, but it's almost always calculated linearly.
Nobodybusiness
Collecting the leftovers of the Great Sky Reactor.
Yup.
119 units was on 2 pallets when I got them..
Not really heavy just bulky.
I shouldn’t complain though cost me $2000 shipping to get Sinclair rack that I sold.
sunshine_eggo
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Nobodybusiness
Collecting the leftovers of the Great Sky Reactor.
Wow..just for shipping?FWIW, Digikey was $2K for 120 of them...
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Patrick at PowerField
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@42OhmsPA, circling back to the idea of "autonomous" racking, folks are definitely working on that. For example, Nick Carter over at Solar Installation Machines. See the early Sollega version in action here. He's working on designs for a PowerRack system also. Fun stuff.
42OhmsPA
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That's awesome!
ricardocello
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@Patrick at PowerField If I drive to Falls Church can I load these into my pickup? Just inquiring.
Saw @sunshine_eggo Digikey ship from location.
Saw @sunshine_eggo Digikey ship from location.
ricardocello
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OK, based on the Google Street View, I guess not.
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