Maverick:
I am intrigued with the possibility of having them machined. Do you mind
getting a quote? I would be purchasing somewhere between 25 and 50.
Thanks,
William
At 11:00 AM 12/18/2011, you wrote:

William,
I have two or three spares. One of which I can take to my machine shop and
ask them for a quote. How many do you want?
Thanks
Maverick
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Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2011 12:34 PM
To: RE-wrenches
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Enphase J-box brackets
Jason:
How do you use 3/8" hardware to attach a bell box to a module mounting
rail? Could you share a picture of your typical practice?
The standard bell box has small, flimsy tabs to be installed on opposite
corners of the box. Only one of these tabs would line up with the slot in
the rail and the tab is too small to drill a 3/8" diameter hole. (We have
drilled a hole in the back of these boxes and used hardware with neoprene
washers, but this takes up valuable volume inside the box and is generally
not a preferred method. More importantly, this would not allow the box to
be mounted across the end of the rail, a most advantageous position.)
You may not be aware that the brackets depicted have holes to allow 8/32
machine screws in each of the 4 corners of the back of the bell box,
making a very secure connection. The bracket allows mounting a box across
the end of the rail opens many possibilities for conduit routing. A lot
of thought went into the design of these brackets and it is too bad they
are no longer made. Do you have any spares you did not use?
William Miller
At 07:29 AM 12/18/2011, you wrote:
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Why not just use 3/8� hardware in the rail channel to attach the
junction box? Especially if your AHJ allows you to bury the junction box
under a module, this works and looks great. Otherwise, just extend the
rail outside the last module and attach the box there. I never saw the
point of the bracket.
Jason Szumlanski
Fafco Solar
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[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of JRQ
Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2011 1:21 PM
To: RE-wrenches
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Enphase J-box brackets
William,
I actually prefer to use Unirac L-brackets for mounting J-boxes.
Sometimes I'll use the Enphase one because it comes with the Enphase whip
(and therefore I save paying $2.75 on an extra L-bracket). However, I
find the L-brackets to be sturdier and less visible.
Jeffrey Quackenbush
NABCEP-certified PV installer
Ninja Solar
From: William Miller <[email protected]>
To: RE-wrenches <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2011 11:33 PM
Subject: [RE-wrenches] Enphase J-box brackets
Friends:
Enphase has changed the design of the brackets they provide to support a
j-box. This is a problem because the new ones are inferior for these reasons:
1. They do not have a hole adjacent to the back of a mounted box (to the
best of our knowledge). This hole allows for the use of the back hub in
a standard "bell" box.
2. They can not be mounted offset (to see the benefits and application
browse to:
http://millersolar.com/MillerSolar/practices/Technical_Procedures/micro-inverter_wiring/_micro-inverter-wiring.html
3. They do not accommodate one and two gang bell boxes.
I'd like to buy a quantity of these brackets. A jpg depiction is
attached. Does anyone have surplus?
Does anyone else miss these enough to write Enphase and ask that they be
reinstated into the catalog?
Thanks in advance.
William Miller
Miller Solar
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