[RE-wrenches] Spot welding PV's to rails for theft prevention: bad idea?

[Allan Sindelar]

Mick,
Direct Power did this some years ago on a piece of Interstate roadside art.
I think it worked quite well to discourage theft. You might want to call
DP&W for info; I'd talk with Jeff.

Allan at Positive Energy
On Mar 4, 2011 12:22 PM, "Mick Abraham" <mick at abrahamsolar.com> wrote:
> Hello, we mounted some PV onesy modules as high as we could reach without
a
> man-lift, but an enterprising thief could reach just as high. The "side of
> pole" mounts hold the bolt heads captive so I bought some aluminum
> "breakaway" nuts. However the nuts have a big diameter which would not fit
> inside the Kyocera PV frames.
>
> Has anyone tried spot welding the PV frames direct to the aluminum rails
to
> which they are mounted? Would this over stress the glass laminate or cause
> other problems? I realize this would void the Kyo warranty but nothing
voids
> system performance like a stolen PV module.
>
> Happy Friday,
>
> Mick Abraham, Proprietor
> www.abrahamsolar.com
>
> Voice: 970-731-4675
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