[RE-wrenches] Module packing clips

[William Miller]

Friends:

We are just now starting to install quantities of the new solar World 
SW30-mono modules.  While they are more watts than previous models, they 
are heavier and larger.  Adding to the difficulty of lifting them, they are 
packaged with a new method using plastic clips to lock them together.  The 
pallets fit neatly into the back of a trailer with the short dimension 
presented for lifting off the stack.  It is next to impossible for one 
person to lift a module and disengage the clips from that position.  We 
invented a trick today:

We had some scraps of 1-1/2" PVC laying near by.  Holding a section of PVC 
about 48" long,  I lifted the back end of a module and rolled the PVC about 
half way under it, bridging the width of the next lower module.  I was able 
to lever the top module on the PVC fulcrum, disengage the clips and roll 
the module back to where I could more easily lift it.  I could also tip the 
module up onto it's side with the weight of the module resting on the PVC 
until I could support the weight.

I hope this tip is useful and eases your load just a little.

William Miller
Miller Solar