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Yeah those were installed on a 10/12, so you'd need some sort of safety restraint. I didn't even try to walk on them though, no idea if those are even load bearing at all.
interesting setup. thanks for the photos of them.
Sometimes people trip and fall down stairs.
Sometimes assholes push people down stairs.
That doesn't mean "stairs are bad" nor does it make someone who pushes someone down the stairs any less of an asshole.
I'd seen the press release on them, but I haven't followed up on how they solved the thermal efficiency problem.
Solar panels get less efficient when they get hot. If they don't have air flow behind them, why they are usually mounted on an open air rack, they produce less energy.
It's cool to see them installed though, Thanks!
I guess there were more than one in that neighborhood.
I also took a photo of the dumbest solar panel install I've seen (allegedly Solar City) but it's not on my phone anymore.
I only had a few minutes to mount this panel today, and once I started, something came up and I had to cut it short. I'll have to relocate the front driver side bolt so I can straighten that rail back out, but I'll have to do that later.
After eyeballing what I had to work with, I realized that if I cut out the bottom of the L bracket on each side, I won't have to cover any of the panel. It's already going to be below optimal as it is, so I thought I'd remove as much material as I could to give it the best exposure to the sun. I knew I was going to loose all the rigidity of the rack when I cut it, but since it only really provides lateral support for an occasional ladder, it's not that important. Adding the panel strengthens everything up, and if I really need to I can just bolt another bracket on the outside to regain that rigidity. I fully realize that this is another Irving Hackjob, but it's mostly experimental anyway, and no one will ever see it. In case you haven't realized it yet, the panel is mounted under so that I can still hold a ladder on that side. Most of the time it will be as pictured though. If it works out well and I do a decent install with the rest, I'll probably post up a write up. My next challenge is to figure out the best way to get the power wires into the cabin in the least stupid way possible.
Panel is an AcoPower 50W I got off Amazon. I don't know if it's any good or not, but it's the one I bought.
https://www.amazon.com/ACOPOWER-Blac...s=Acopower+50w
Last edited by Irving; 05-21-2017 at 22:00.
You want to mount that a little better, i have a few feet of unistrut you can have.
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Once I redrill the one hole I need, it will straighten out that kink. Everything is fasten down with Nylocks, and the rack has been on the van for maybe 30,000 miles now (with no loose nuts when I checked the other day), so it should be fine until I have the time to straighten it out (hopefully tomorrow night). Thank you though.
Best solar install ever? Keep up the great work Solar City.
Update on my solar city situation. I was under the belief that when and if my roof needed a replacement, they Solar City, would come remove the panels for the roofing work. Then put them back on.
I've inquired and they send a cost estimate to me of $1,638.17. Uh, wait a second...
I guess I can hope that state farm picks up this cost. shit. Got to go look at my contract...
Sometimes people trip and fall down stairs.
Sometimes assholes push people down stairs.
That doesn't mean "stairs are bad" nor does it make someone who pushes someone down the stairs any less of an asshole.
4. SYSTEM REPAIR, RELOCATION OR REMOVAL
(a) You agree that if (i) the System needs any repairs that are not the responsibility of SolarCity under this Limited
Warranty, (ii) the system needs to be removed and reinstalled to facilitate remodeling of your Home or (iii) the
system is being relocated to another home you own pursuant to the Power Purchase Agreement, you will have
SolarCity, or another similarly qualified service provider, at your expense, perform such repairs, removal and
reinstallation, or relocation on a time and materials basis.
Sometimes people trip and fall down stairs.
Sometimes assholes push people down stairs.
That doesn't mean "stairs are bad" nor does it make someone who pushes someone down the stairs any less of an asshole.
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