<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>I just finished today a 2.0 frame job. the wire management added to the problems, I used Snap N Rac rails and droped the wires into the wire way, I am concerned with the small section and I made my own optimizer mounts to get more clearance below the modules... </span></div><div><span>dt </span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <div style="margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); height: 0px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;" class="hr" contentEditable="false" readonly="true"></div> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Howie Michaelson
<howie@suncatchervt.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Friday, May 4, 2012 11:20 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [RE-wrenches] Solar World 2.0 frames<br> </font> </div> <br>
Hi David,<br><br>I agree with Todd - the lack of flange on any side or any other typical<br>wire management method is a major pain. The modules are solid, but they<br>are also thinner than typical, which also is the case with the 2.5 frames<br>(which do have backside flanges along the long sides). The thinner frame<br>caused a headache with vertical bolts used to attach optimizers behind the<br>modules to the rails.<br><br>Howie<br>-- <br>Howie Michaelson<br>NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer™<br><br>Catamount Solar, LLC<br>Renewable Energy Systems Sales and Service<br>VT Solar Electric & Hot Water Incentive Partner<br>http://www.CatamountSolar.com<br>802-272-0004<br><br><br>On Sat, May 5, 2012 12:09 am, <a href="mailto:toddcory@finestplanet.com" ymailto="mailto:toddcory@finestplanet.com">toddcory@finestplanet.com</a> wrote:<br>><br>> i did a top of pole mount with these modules. the traditional pole mount<br>> hardware was
replaced with dpw power rails. i know this is a solid mount<br>> but somehow nuts and bolts through a rear flange feels stronger.<br>><br>> the biggest issue was there is no place to mount the wire routing clips.<br>> this proved somewhat problematic. i would not use these modules again<br>> because of that.<br>><br>> todd<br>><br>><br>><br>> On Friday, May 4, 2012 6:01pm, "Dave Palumbo"<br>> <<a href="mailto:dave@independentpowerllc.com" ymailto="mailto:dave@independentpowerllc.com">dave@independentpowerllc.com</a>> said:<br>><br>><br>><br>><br>> All,<br>><br>><br>><br>> We are considering using Solar World 2.0 framed modules. Not having put<br>> hands on these yet, we are looking for testimonials and opinions on these<br>> “top mount only� modules.<br>> And while we’re at, it what about Solar World’s 2.5’s with the<br>> bottom mount
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