If you cut some 1/2" ID PVC or conduit to the thickness of the panels (~1.5"), you can insert your outside lag bolts thru these sleeves, then the washers will stay perpendicular to your bolts where you only have a panel on one side.
Nice spot, trees will help break the wind, south facing sloping down good for sun , posts cemented into ground, and mounted high to get more sun. With some pully and hand crank, yall could change the angle super easy. I didn't see a lightning and surge arrestor, should be installed between solar and combiner box , right before controller also
Thanks, The height should also help keep the shedding snow from building up and blocking the panels. The combiner boxes do have a lightning arrestor built into them and we are wanting to install an EMP/surge protector in the powerhouse.
Wow.....not sure which part of the world this is........have u considered wood rot over the yrs ? Yes wind too ? Great idea, just worried abt the implementation..........will be glued to the long term progress coz I need to learn.
We are in north Idaho USA, wood rot is always a fear when building with wood. This structure should have the same longevity as our pole barn that is constructed the same way. There will be some wind loading concerns especially when the panels are in the winter angle (50 degrees) but the base structure is a shear box with each post set in a yard of concrete. Each array is connected at 4 points to avoid twist and everything is through bolted. We will keep an eye on it and keep you updated as to how it is holding up. Thanks for joining us!
Hi,just wondering why you put hinge point off center,its going to be hard to push them up when all the panels are on,if hinges in center it will counter balance itself and 1 person could move it. (Otherwise looks good)
Great question, we placed the hinges that low in order to keep the panels out of the snow drift at the winter angle. if we centered the hinges, the low side of the array would have to be 15 feet off the ground, and there was no way I was getting Amy up that high.
It would terrify me to have to carry the responsibility of getting all of those panels mounted both in terms of physical safety and also the financial aspect of dropping one. I kept telling myself that I was watching something you had already completed to keep myself calm. Y’all always do such great work.
Thank you, There were some tense moments when we lowered the first array but we are so happy with the result and very glad that it is done.
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Wooden posts to hold up that wing-like structure? Sheer insanity. I look forward to the video which will show that the wind knocked that entire kluge flat to the ground!
The posts are more than adequate for the weight of the panels as well as the wind load. All the posts are braced together making the base structure a shear box, with each post set into a yard of concrete. I will be keeping an eye on the hinge points to see how they handle the stresses. In the long run this was the best that we could afford to do. our snow fall required us to keep the low side 9 feet off the ground as well.
When you glass shatters you are not going to think using washers and bolts was such a great idea. Just helped a customer replace panels that busted for that very reason. Why do you think that solar panel mounting brackets distribute the clamping over a distance? I hope you didn't tighten them too tight. I would change it out!
Interesting thought, a solar end and mid clamp would only make contact with an inch of the panel frame just like my 1 1/4" fender washer does. We did not tighten them too tight, just snug enough to secure each panel.
Thanks, That's a great question not sure what level of nerd you want, so I'll go full nerd. The short answer is that 221 volts is what goes to the powerhouse. Each of our solar panels has a max open circuit voltage of 46.8 volts so a string of 5 in series has a max voltage of 234 volts. which is good because our charge controllers have a max input voltage of 250 volts. So we have 6 strings of 5 panels each and each string has a max voltage of 234 volts (it was cloudy so we only saw 221 volts) We will have 4 solar charge controllers with a total input wattage of 16,000 watts. our array will have a max wattage of 11,500 so voltage input was our only concern that we needed to control. When you parallel two series circuits the voltage stays the same and the watts/amps double. We have six circuits combined into three and each of those three circuits carry 221(234 max) volts and 3800 watts to three of our solar charge controllers.
меня беспокоит одна мысль очень большая парусность панелей я бы порекомендовал установить на телефон предельную скорость ветра чтобы для тех кто находится дома мог среалировать либо повернуль панели или дополнительно закрепить специально приготовленым устройством. хорошая работа.
You are using the wrong crimping tool. this is your problem; the proper tool looks almost the same. You have to get a MC4 crimper its a specific tool for the job.
Excellent work 👏👏👏👏👏
Thanks, Having the lift made it go so smoothly.
the connectors are almost fool proof. congratulations on a job well done and for having friends willing to help!...........g
Thanks, next time I'll get an actual MC4 crimping tool.
Great work and thank you for sharing with us!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Cool video, wish I lived there !
Someone is enjoying life.
It is a wonderful place, Thanks for watching!
Enjoyed the video. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching
If you cut some 1/2" ID PVC or conduit to the thickness of the panels (~1.5"), you can insert your outside lag bolts thru these sleeves, then the washers will stay perpendicular to your bolts where you only have a panel on one side.
Thanks, that is a great idea
Nice spot, trees will help break the wind, south facing sloping down good for sun , posts cemented into ground, and mounted high to get more sun. With some pully and hand crank, yall could change the angle super easy. I didn't see a lightning and surge arrestor, should be installed between solar and combiner box , right before controller also
Thanks, The height should also help keep the shedding snow from building up and blocking the panels. The combiner boxes do have a lightning arrestor built into them and we are wanting to install an EMP/surge protector in the powerhouse.
@@1KGoffgridhomestead nice, hope to see the rest of the system, great video
Wow.....not sure which part of the world this is........have u considered wood rot over the yrs ? Yes wind too ? Great idea, just worried abt the implementation..........will be glued to the long term progress coz I need to learn.
We are in north Idaho USA, wood rot is always a fear when building with wood. This structure should have the same longevity as our pole barn that is constructed the same way. There will be some wind loading concerns especially when the panels are in the winter angle (50 degrees) but the base structure is a shear box with each post set in a yard of concrete. Each array is connected at 4 points to avoid twist and everything is through bolted. We will keep an eye on it and keep you updated as to how it is holding up. Thanks for joining us!
Hi,just wondering why you put hinge point off center,its going to be hard to push them up when all the panels are on,if hinges in center it will counter balance itself and 1 person could move it. (Otherwise looks good)
Great question, we placed the hinges that low in order to keep the panels out of the snow drift at the winter angle. if we centered the hinges, the low side of the array would have to be 15 feet off the ground, and there was no way I was getting Amy up that high.
It would terrify me to have to carry the responsibility of getting all of those panels mounted both in terms of physical safety and also the financial aspect of dropping one. I kept telling myself that I was watching something you had already completed to keep myself calm. Y’all always do such great work.
Thank you, There were some tense moments when we lowered the first array but we are so happy with the result and very glad that it is done.
Wooden posts to hold up that wing-like structure? Sheer insanity. I look forward to the video which will show that the wind knocked that entire kluge flat to the ground!
The posts are more than adequate for the weight of the panels as well as the wind load. All the posts are braced together making the base structure a shear box, with each post set into a yard of concrete. I will be keeping an eye on the hinge points to see how they handle the stresses. In the long run this was the best that we could afford to do. our snow fall required us to keep the low side 9 feet off the ground as well.
When you glass shatters you are not going to think using washers and bolts was such a great idea. Just helped a customer replace panels that busted for that very reason. Why do you think that solar panel mounting brackets distribute the clamping over a distance? I hope you didn't tighten them too tight. I would change it out!
Interesting thought, a solar end and mid clamp would only make contact with an inch of the panel frame just like my 1 1/4" fender washer does. We did not tighten them too tight, just snug enough to secure each panel.
arrays look awesome. Nice job. 221 v was for 1 string or for the entire array?
Thanks, That's a great question not sure what level of nerd you want, so I'll go full nerd. The short answer is that 221 volts is what goes to the powerhouse. Each of our solar panels has a max open circuit voltage of 46.8 volts so a string of 5 in series has a max voltage of 234 volts. which is good because our charge controllers have a max input voltage of 250 volts. So we have 6 strings of 5 panels each and each string has a max voltage of 234 volts (it was cloudy so we only saw 221 volts) We will have 4 solar charge controllers with a total input wattage of 16,000 watts. our array will have a max wattage of 11,500 so voltage input was our only concern that we needed to control. When you parallel two series circuits the voltage stays the same and the watts/amps double. We have six circuits combined into three and each of those three circuits carry 221(234 max) volts and 3800 watts to three of our solar charge controllers.
Great job. I can't believe it worked. Sorry I didn't believe in you all.
Thanks, sometimes we surprise ourselves.🤣
меня беспокоит одна мысль очень большая парусность панелей я бы порекомендовал установить на телефон предельную скорость ветра чтобы для тех кто находится дома мог среалировать либо повернуль панели или дополнительно закрепить специально приготовленым устройством. хорошая работа.
Thank you, we will be very aware of wind until the system goes through its first big storm, a wind alarm is a great idea.
You are using the wrong crimping tool. this is your problem; the proper tool looks almost the same. You have to get a MC4 crimper its a specific tool for the job.
Thank you. I didn't know they were different. I got so concerned with the flimsy metal not holding onto the wire.