[RE-wrenches] Enphase J-box brackets

[Jason Szumlanski]

Why not just use 3/8" hardware in the rail channel to attach the
junction box? Especially if your AHJ allows you to bury the junction box
under a module, this works and looks great. Otherwise, just extend the
rail outside the last module and attach the box there. I never saw the
point of the bracket.

 

Jason Szumlanski

Fafco Solar 

 

 

From: re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org
[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of JRQ
Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2011 1:21 PM
To: RE-wrenches
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Enphase J-box brackets

 

William,

 

I actually prefer to use Unirac L-brackets for mounting J-boxes.
Sometimes I'll use the Enphase one because it comes with the Enphase
whip (and therefore I save paying $2.75 on an extra L-bracket). However,
I find the L-brackets to be sturdier and less visible.

 

Jeffrey Quackenbush
NABCEP-certified PV installer

Ninja Solar

 

________________________________

From: William Miller <william at millersolar.com>
To: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> 
Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2011 11:33 PM
Subject: [RE-wrenches] Enphase J-box brackets

Friends:

Enphase has changed the design of the brackets they provide to support a
j-box.  This is a problem because the new ones are inferior for these
reasons:
1. They do not have a hole adjacent to the back of a mounted box (to the
best of our knowledge).  This hole allows for the use of the back hub in
a standard "bell" box.
2. They can not be mounted offset (to see the benefits and application
browse to:
http://millersolar.com/MillerSolar/practices/Technical_Procedures/micro-
inverter_wiring/_micro-inverter-wiring.html
3. They do not accommodate one and two gang bell boxes.

I'd like to buy a quantity of these brackets.  A jpg depiction is
attached.  Does anyone have surplus?

Does anyone else miss these enough to write Enphase and ask that they be
reinstated into the catalog?

Thanks in advance.

William Miller


Miller Solar
Voice :805-438-5600
email: william at millersolar.com
http://millersolar.com
License No. C-10-773985

_______________________________________________
List sponsored by Home Power magazine

List Address: RE-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org

Options & settings:
http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org

List-Archive:
http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org

List rules & etiquette:
www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm

Check out participant bios:
www.members.re-wrenches.org




-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org/attachments/20111218/0a8b0bb1/attachment-0003.html>