[RE-wrenches] Enphase ACM to rail mount plate

[Jason Szumlanski]

Is this a warranty issue? If so, the manufacturer should be supplying a new
microinverter as well.

We had a little "experiment" with Qcell AC modules. A couple dozen
contracts and our guys hate them. The wire management is a nightmare for
the Q cable, and The module manufacturer didn't do us any favors with wire
management for the DC conductors. Not being able to make the array map
before the panels are laid is also a problem. We abandoned this product
pretty quickly.

This is definitely a downside of AC modules. You really have to replace it
with another AC module unless you are replacing the microinverter as well.
Post Hurricane Ian, with all of the modules damaged from winborne debris
here, I'm glad we don't have many AC modules out there. It's hard enough
finding a module that looks similar and has a similar size. Finding an AC
module with similar characteristics would be a nightmare.

Jason Szumlanski
Florida Solar Design Group





On Thu, Feb 23, 2023, 2:07 PM Mac Lewis via RE-wrenches <
re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:

> Its actually the alumium flange that is typically tapped into the
> microinverter plastic housing that I'm after (the part that is attached to
> the rail during installation).  In this case, the micros were in held a
> plastic bracket that was glued onto the module backsheet and so the
> standard mounting flange wasn't part of the set up.  This is certainly a
> disadvantage of an AC module...
>
> On Thu, Feb 23, 2023 at 11:13 AM William Miller via RE-wrenches <
> re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:
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>> Mac:
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>> Maybe the SnapnRack MLPE flange kit is what you need?
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>> https://snapnrack.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/SNR_MLPE-Frame-Attachment-Kit-Installation-Manual_v.1.1.pdf
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>> William
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>> Miller Solar
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>> 17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422
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>> 805-438-5600
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>> www.millersolar.com
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>> CA Lic. 773985
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>> *From:* RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] *On
>> Behalf Of *Mac Lewis via RE-wrenches
>> *Sent:* Thursday, February 23, 2023 9:56 AM
>> *To:* RE-wrenches
>> *Cc:* Mac Lewis
>> *Subject:* [RE-wrenches] Enphase ACM to rail mount plate
>>
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>>
>> Hello Wrenches,
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>>
>> We are in the middle of planning for a full solar panel replacement at a
>> house with AC modules.  It was a Solaria 355 with an Enphase IQ7+.  Solaria
>> is going to replace the modules with a standard module, not an AC module
>> (MC4 cabling not an Q Cable to J-box).  This seems OK but the issue is the
>> that microinverters don't have an integrated plate to mount to the existing
>> rail.
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>> I've talked with Enphase and it doesn't appear that they are willing to
>> sell us this mounting flange plate (or it could have been too unusual for
>> this particular tech support contact to deal with).  Im sure I can fab up
>> something, but curious if anyone has dealt with this?  Or has a good
>> contact at enphase that might be able to help with this unusual request.
>>
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>> Thanks in advance!
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>> --
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>> Mac Lewis
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>> "Yo solo sé que no sé nada." *-Sócrates*
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