Good catch! I found my empty orca cooler/insulated battery charging box had been blown by the wind and was upside down on one of the panels. Theses are way tougher then I feared.Wind - 1. Redneck ground mount - 0.
I intentionally placed it so it would fall onto the post... I'm shocked it lasted as long is it did.
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I will be sealing / staining the wood come spring.
There was a nice scratch on the back panel I was thrilled with but they are still working fine. I propped them back up around 12:45... Aim matters!Good catch! I found my empty orca cooler/insulated battery charging box had been blown by the wind and was upside down on one of the panels. Theses are way tougher then I feared.
Pretty garbage production from my six Hyundai 300W today, plus I'm currently at 24V, waiting for combiner to arrive and then will add a third string of three and bump up to 48V.There was a nice scratch on the back panel I was thrilled with but they are still working fine. I propped them back up around 12:45... Aim matters!
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WOW, Lt. Dan -- this is beautiful. Thanks for posting these pics.A previous ground mount that I made out of laser cut aluminum bent into angles:
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And then added another 3kw with the same structure to the container.
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This has all since been taken down and transplanted to the roof of my new house
WOW, looks like you got a great shot of the southern sky!! What a view!Wind - 1. Redneck ground mount - 0.
I intentionally placed it so it would fall onto the post... I'm shocked it lasted as long is it did.
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I will be sealing / staining the wood come spring.
It was a lot nicer before 3 houses went up along the WSW side...WOW, looks like you got a great shot of the southern sky!! What a view!
That's an Exaco Royal Victorian green house https://mulberrygreenhouses.com/products/vi46?variant=32491614306383vladkgb more detail please. I have never been a jealous person but that is changing.
Inspired by @Gavin Stone's unistrut mount, but I used 2x2 sign posts as my base and added 2 vertical rows of unistruts for an additional clamping point, and added kickers and more cross bracing, because we get a lot of wind and it's at 35 degrees. It sheds snow on it's own, is bifacial so gets some ambient light boost, and acts as covered storage and shade for livestock. The kickers and cross bracing made it rock solid, it doesn't wobble at all. 8S 460w bluesun's
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How far off the ground is the front? Looks greatInspired by @Gavin Stone's unistrut mount, but I used 2x2 sign posts as my base and added 2 vertical rows of unistruts for an additional clamping point, and added kickers and more cross bracing, because we get a lot of wind and it's at 35 degrees. It sheds snow on it's own, is bifacial so gets some ambient light boost, and acts as covered storage and shade for livestock. The kickers and cross bracing made it rock solid, it doesn't wobble at all. 8S 460w bluesun's
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I need signpost steel... Now where exactly did you get those ?? LOL!Inspired by @Gavin Stone's unistrut mount, but I used 2x2 sign posts as my base and added 2 vertical rows of unistruts for an additional clamping point, and added kickers and more cross bracing, because we get a lot of wind and it's at 35 degrees. It sheds snow on it's own, is bifacial so gets some ambient light boost, and acts as covered storage and shade for livestock. The kickers and cross bracing made it rock solid, it doesn't wobble at all. 8S 460w bluesun's
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Depends- in some areas they can be found growing in the wild, and can be harvested when fully grown (usually a mature sign post tree shows it is fully grown by growing a large foliage display at its top, this is usually red or yellow, but some species it can be white...)I need signpost steel... Now where exactly did you get those ?? LOL!
love the concept!
Awesome natural resource utilization.
I love it, any chances to get more images from different angles? Cheers!42kWpv ground mounted using 4 x 4 pt posts in quikrete, unistrut on one (won’t use again), 1/4”x3” ss hanger bolts on the rest, directly into 4x4’s, ss large area washers, ss self locking nut. Used loctite or super glue when threading bolts into wood. Strengthens wood, prevents turning out and water intrusion. Buy pt lumber several months in advance, stack with plenty of space/ventilation, so that it’s dry/lighter and can be stained/sealed before installing panels. I do not use standard deck screws. They snap off, they’re too weak for this application. By the high dollar T40 torx head bolts or 5/16 or 3/8” hex head galvanized bolts 6-8” long. My arrays are all on south facing slopes 750-800’ MSL, hard clay ground with some shell/rocks layers. If you can build a house, you can build a strong enough framework for a bunch of 40-60 lb panels. Remember, they are like an airplane wing, so in a 80 mph wind 48 panels might weigh 2,500 pounds, but they can produce 10,000-15,000 pounds of lift. Mine have weathered 80 mph so far. My big Qcells glass were flexing about 3/16” while I was holding on tight to see how much they were moving. I was wearing safety glasses, ha. I am installing vertical oak boards spaced 12” apart around sides/rear of all of my arrays to slow the air down, create turbulence, allow hot air to escape and add weight to my pine 4 x 4 framing. You can take it from there.