Very good point Jay ! On the HZLA you can and just mount the torque tube east west. No warranty maybe but it might not matter. I assume this is for somewhere near the equator?
Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar "we go where powerlines don't" http://members.sti.net/offgridsolar/ e-mail [email protected] text 209 813 0060 On Tue, 27 Aug 2019 06:36:17 -0700, Jay <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Chris, > > Can you bypass the automatic control and just make it manual tilt control? > > Jay > >> On Aug 27, 2019, at 4:35 AM, Christopher Warfel >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi Dave, I am looking for a tracker that the horizontal "tube" runs east >> west, so that the modules, when placed in portrait mode, are facing south >> and will adjust their tilt angle based upon mostly by the season. They >> have it so the horizontal tube runs north south and the module rotate >> east west following the daily sun. The cannot be adjusted to account for >> latitude . At noon, no matter what season they will be flat. It's no good >> as you get further north. Hope this makes more sense. Chris >> >>> On 8/26/2019 11:01 AM, Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar wrote: >>> Chris, >>> >>> Can you restate this, I do not understand. I use alot of these and have >>> quite a bit of experience with Wattsun, formerly Array tech, formerly >>> Wattsun. I am also looking for a single axis that is on a 6 inch pole. >>> Wattsun only makes the 8 inch that needs a back-hoe for lifting. Too >>> heavy >>> for most offgrid. >>> >>> Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar >>> "we go where powerlines don't" >>> http://members.sti.net/offgridsolar/ >>> e-mail [email protected] >>> text 209 813 0060 >>> >>> On Mon, 26 Aug 2019 09:33:01 -0400, Christopher Warfel >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Not too long ago there were postings about residential trackers. I put >>>> in a plug for Array Tech, but we are having a very hard time with >>>> getting information on the controller and how to get it to work for our >>>> case. I have moved the sensor every which way but pointing down....... >>>> Their controller comes from the commercial/utility side of the company >>>> and is designed to place as many modules on a foot print and eliminate >>>> shading which isn't an issue if you are putting in one single tracker. >>>> The horizontal axis is north south, and the modules move east west. The >>>> array is a zero tilt which is non optimal for most of the year. Does >>>> anyone know of a single axis tracker that is designed for east west >>>> horizontal axis so the modules can adjust throughout the day and >>>> seasons >>>> with the modules facing south? Thank you, Chris Warfel >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> List sponsored by Redwood Alliance >>>> >>>> List Address: [email protected] >>>> >>>> Change listserver email address & settings: >>>> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >>>> >>>> List-Archive: >>>> >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html >>>> List rules & etiquette: >>>> www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm >>>> >>>> Check out or update participant bios: >>>> www.members.re-wrenches.org >> _______________________________________________ >> List sponsored by Redwood Alliance >> >> List Address: [email protected] >> >> Change listserver email address & settings: >> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >> >> List-Archive: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html >> >> List rules & etiquette: >> www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm >> >> Check out or update participant bios: >> www.members.re-wrenches.org >> > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: [email protected] > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org -- _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: [email protected] Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out or update participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
