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<font size=3>Joel:<br><br>
I am waiting for module manufacturers to incorporate a slim gutter along
the short edge of the module. In the gutter can be folded the PV
cable with quick connects. This tray would have KOs in the ends and
sides, allowing snap bushed connectivity to adjacent modules and conduit
to connect for PV feeders.<br><br>
William Miller<br><br>
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At 04:15 PM 6/15/2009, you wrote:<br>
</font><blockquote type=cite class=cite cite><font face="arial" size=2>Most
solar module designers have no field experience. Some design solar module
long-rail angle or channel frames that bow unless you fasten them to the
mounting structure with 4 bolts (2 per long-rail) in factory-drilled
mounting holes. Some long rails are so weak that they bow under the
module's own weight if you just lift the module by the long rail. Solec
modules had a tube-frame that was the strongest in the industry, but I
don't recommend Solec type frames. They were over-built and required
threaded inserts and a special insert tool if you wanted make your own
mounting holes (which you were allowed to do without voiding the
warranty). There is no reason for poorly designed and weak angle or
channel frame extrusions. A strong frame gives installers the freedom to
drill their own mounting holes in both the long and short rails.<br>
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</font><font face="arial" size=2>Joel
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