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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Here is my “cobulated” idea, admittedly done this way to take advantage of parts in stock:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.fafcosolar.com/download/402/Cobulate.pdf">http://www.fafcosolar.com/download/402/Cobulate.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Unirac Solarmount rails, sandwiched together and lagged to post, and a brace from L-Feet and ¼”x2” aluminum bar. Modules top or bottom mount clips to rails.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Think this will work, or will the “east-west” twisting be too much?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D'>Jason<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Andrew Truitt<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 22, 2011 2:09 PM<br><b>To:</b> RE-wrenches<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [RE-wrenches] Top of POST mount<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Cobulate is my new favorite word. I just hope Sarah Palin doesn't get a hold of it and begin to... cobulate... a viable candidacy.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#006600'>For a brighter energy future,<br><br>Andrew Truitt</span> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#006600'>Principal<br>Truitt Renewable Energy Consulting</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#006600'>NABCEP Certified PV Installer</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#006600'>™</span><span style='color:#006600'> (ID# 032407-66)</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#006600'><a href="tel:%28202%29%20486-7507" target="_blank">(202) 486-7507</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/andrew-truitt/8/622/713" target="_blank"><span style='color:#147DBA'>http://www.linkedin.com/pub/andrew-truitt/8/622/713</span></a><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 7:13 AM, <<a href="mailto:dan@foxfire-energy.com">dan@foxfire-energy.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Just one Panel? depending on budget I'd either cobulate something out of Unistrut.. or You might find a metal fab shop to make you something... You wouldn't be the first.. Good luck.. db<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><br>Dan Brown<br>Foxfire Energy Corp.<br>Renewable Energy Systems<br><a href="tel:%28802%29-483-2564" target="_blank">(802)-483-2564</a><br><a href="http://www.foxfire-energy.com/" target="_blank">www.Foxfire-Energy.com</a><br>NABCEP #092907-44<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:6.0pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>-------- Original Message --------<br>Subject: [RE-wrenches] Top of POST mount<br>From: "Jason Szumlanski" <<a href="mailto:Jason@fafcosolar.com" target="_blank">Jason@fafcosolar.com</a>><br>Date: Tue, March 22, 2011 7:51 am<br>To: "RE-wrenches" <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I’m looking for a solution to mount a 230W module on the top of an existing 6x6 wood post. It can be side of post mounted, but I’d prefer top of post to get it up a little higher. Any ideas/products appreciated.</span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D'>Jason Szumlanski</span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D'>Fafco Solar</span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:13.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>