Tump, thank you for John's phone number from Ironridge. I talked to Ironridge, and John confirmed that the intent here is that the UFO and stopper sleeve needs to be 1" from the joint for an *expansion joint only*. He did also mention that you should not have a t-bolt right on the splice for a normal joint. It just needs to be far enough away so that the bolt can engage properly.
Cheers, Dave On Wed, Mar 16, 2022 at 4:24 PM Jason Szumlanski < ja...@floridasolardesigngroup.com> wrote: > That's how I read it. They meant to write: > > "UFO and Bonding Hardware must be installed *no less than *1" away from > the point where two Rails join together." > > It's frustrating when using 41.5" W modules on 168" IronRidge rails. Four > panels just barely fit on one rail, so when splicing for more modules you > need to cut some rail off. > > Jason Szumlanski > Florida Solar Design Group > > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 16, 2022 at 4:08 PM Daniel Young <da...@sesre.com> wrote: > >> My read on that is that the splice needs to be anywhere EXCEPT where two >> modules meet, so for every 40” nominal module width, there is a 2” >> exclusion zone (5% of the module width), so there is a 95% chance a random >> splice placement will be in a good place. >> >> >> >> Basically they don’t want mid clamps right on the splice. >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> Danny Young >> >> Engineering Team Lead >> Solar Energy Solutions >> >> Lexington | Louisville | Bloomington | Cincinnati | Evansville | >> Indianapolis >> >> 513-448-5176 (mobile) >> >> 877-312-7456 (Main Office) >> >> da...@sesre.com >> >> >> >> *From:* RE-wrenches <re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org> *On >> Behalf Of *Dave Tedeyan >> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 16, 2022 3:38 PM >> *To:* RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> >> *Subject:* [RE-wrenches] Ironridge BOSS splice >> >> >> >> Hi All, >> >> >> >> I am looking through the installation manual for Ironridge racking and >> noticed this: >> >> -------- >> >> BOSS - Bonded Structual Splice >> Insert BOSS into first Rail up until the Stop Tab. Slide second Rail >> fully into place. >> ➢ Rows using Classic Splice or BOSS and exceeding 100 feet of Rail must >> use >> Expansion Joints. >> ➢ Boss Splices may be installed in any location within a span. >> ➢ >> *UFO and Bonding Hardware must be installed 1" away from the point where >> two Rails join together.* >> >> *------* >> >> I put the third bullet point in bold. Is this saying that you need to >> ensure that the splice ends up essentially right where two modules meet? Or >> are they talking about for an expansion joint only? Needing to plan out the >> exact splice locations and cut every rail to the right length seems to make >> these splices way more difficult to work with than the normal splice, so I >> don't get why anyone would use them. >> >> >> >> Cheers, >> >> Dave >> >> >> >> -- >> >> [image: Logo] >> <https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/4d1996105ba7f47f07eff2417581599d9b254e62?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sungineersolar.com%2F&userId=1613865&signature=646c02ea29544933> >> >> >> *Dave Tedeyan, P.E. Owner | Sungineer Solar* >> >> *p: *he | him | his >> * a: *1653 Slaterville Rd. | Ithaca, NY 14850 >> *w:* www.sungineersolar.com >> <https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/69d0e2be7b463666f46256049eb0e2e962ac00c6?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sungineersolar.com%2F&userId=1613865&signature=29437372b0cf8d1c> >> *c:* (607) 288-2898 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the > other: > https://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/ > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > http://www.members.re-wrenches.org > > -- [image: Logo] <https://www.sungineersolar.com/> Dave Tedeyan, P.E. Owner | Sungineer Solar p: he | him | his a: 1653 Slaterville Rd. | Ithaca, NY 14850 w: www.sungineersolar.com <http://www.sungineersolar.com/> c: (607) 288-2898
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