Hi Dan, Schletter solar has some.
under their Laminate modules and accessories section. jay peltz power On May 30, 2013, at 4:25 PM, Exeltech wrote: > I've seen rack "edge clamps" for frameless PV advertised, but didn't make a > mental note of made by whom, or where I saw the ad. I *do* recall the clamps > were intended to be located along the long edges, not the ends. Otherwise, > expansion/contraction would stress/break the glass. > > There's a wealth of knowledge and know-how here. Someone with the answer > will chime in. > > > Dan > > --- On Thu, 5/30/13, [email protected] <[email protected]> > wrote: > > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] used panel mount questions > To: "RE-wrenches" <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, May 30, 2013, 6:06 PM > > good point dan... i wonder how frameless modules are intended to be mounted? > > todd > > > > > On Thursday, May 30, 2013 4:00pm, "Exeltech" <[email protected]> said: > > I agree with Allen, and would like to add a related comment. Foam boards are > thermally insulative in nature. If affixed to the PV with adhesive, they > would > cause the PV module to run hotter than if the backsheet was fully exposed > to the air. > > This results in reduced energy output under all conditions, and increased > thermal stresses on the PV cells, internal buss, bonds, and other aspects > of the PV. > > > Dan > > > --- On Thu, 5/30/13, Allan Sindelar <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Allan Sindelar <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] used panel mount questions > To: "RE-wrenches" <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, May 30, 2013, 5:46 PM > > > Todd, > I don't have your answers, only the caution that "blue foam" to many of us > with a construction background means extruded polystyrene or "blueboard", > commonly used around foundations. It deteriorates with exposure to sunlight, > so could only be used in an application such as this if protected from UV. > Allan > > Allan Sindelar > [email protected] > NABCEP Certified Photovoltaic Installer > NABCEP Certified Technical Sales Professional > New Mexico EE98J Journeyman Electrician > Founder and Chief Technology Officer > Positive Energy, Inc. > 3209 Richards Lane (note new address) > Santa Fe, New Mexico 87507 > 505 424-1112 > www.positiveenergysolar.com > > > On 5/30/2013 4:14 PM, Todd Cory wrote: > wrenches, > > i have a customer who purchased 20 used astropower ap75 modules. they are > frameless and appear to have been previously mounted using four, 2" wide X > 10" long strips of blue rigid foam, glued to the back of each module with > some kind of adhesive. > > two questions: > > this seems to be a reasonable mounting system id like to repeat. would anyone > familiar with this kind of mounting technique be willing to comment/speculate > on an adhesive that would not degrade the tedlar backsheet? whatever was > previously used worked great. > > what kind of flat/smooth mounting surface would folks suggest the other side > of the blue foam be attached to? the only thing i can think of is plywood, > but that would rot over time. > > thanks, > > todd > > > > > _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power > magazine List Address: [email protected] Change email address > & 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 > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: [email protected] > > Change email address & 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 > > > > > Sent from Finest Planet WebMail. > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: [email protected] > > Change email address & 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] > > Change email address & 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 >
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