Are you using strut for the rails? Are the rails running east-west, so two rows of rails/row of modules or north-south and two rails/column?
Sounds like a good way to make life easier. Jesse Sent from my iPhone On May 4, 2012, at 9:40 AM, "Bob Clark" <[email protected]> wrote: > Jesse: > > We installed the "trays" (the side channels that the panel lugs slip into > and in which the cables are routed) on mounting rails that were attached to > the roof. We have heard from several other installers that doing it this > way does two things; 1) greater clearance between modules and the roof for > better air circulation, and, the primary advantage, 2) easier to get the > array square. After loosely attaching the trays to the rails, we measured > the diagonals from the corners and made sure they were the same. After > that, we inserted the modules column by column and tightened the trays down > as we went along. > > Bob Clark > SolarWind Energy Systems, LLC > P.O. Box 1234 > Okanogan, WA 98840 > (509) 826-1259 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jesse Dahl > Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 8:04 PM > To: Wrenches > Subject: [RE-wrenches] Silicon Energy install steps? > > Hello, > > This question is For those of you that have experience with installing > silicon energy, cascade series, modules. > > When installing these modules on residential roofs, what are the steps you > are taking to ensure everything comes out square to world during the job? > Layout of the "sides" is very important to ensure you can get the module in > place without a hammer!! Are you simply snapping lines every four feet (on > rafters). I guess I'm fishing for any "tricks" this great list has come up > with when working these modules.". > > Thanks as always! > > Jesse > > Sent from my iPad!!! > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: [email protected] > > Options & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: [email protected] > > Options & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: [email protected] Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
