<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Speaking of wire management with Enphase, has anyone gone through the effort and expense of cutting module DC leads and installing new MC4 connectors on wires that are just long enough? I'm assuming this voids module warranties, but I've never looked close enough to confirm.</div>
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</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 1:22 PM, Nick Soleil <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nsoleil@enphaseenergy.com" target="_blank">nsoleil@enphaseenergy.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Hi Jason,<br><br></div>Using the S-5 mini clamps does work with our microinverters, but you do want to keep the microinverters off the roof. Enphase recommends (in our manual) a 3/4" distance off the roof. The microinverter can cause the seems to bend over, and inspectors may take issue if the microinverters get too close to the roof. <br>
<br>If you use a taller S5 clamp, then the microinverter can run downhill, parallel to the seems. In that case, the microinverter will sit on the seem, which we support 100%. <br><br></div>Another issue is wire management, which you brought up already. Clipping the cable to the module frames is a good practice. <br>
<br>An additional fender washer is not required below the microinverter.<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="h5">On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 9:12 AM, Jason Szumlanski <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jason@fafcosolar.com" target="_blank">jason@fafcosolar.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
</div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="h5"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Does anyone see a problem (NEC/UL/physical) with mounting microinverters to S-5 Mini clamps and mounting PV on S-5-PV Kits? The trunk cable could be supported with clips on the module frames. Wire management could become a bit difficult, but doable. </div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">This would be a pretty cost effective mounting method compared to rail mounting, I think. The micro would not have much of a base to sit upon, but maybe a fender washer between the clamp and the microinverter would be fine.<br>
</div><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Has anyone done this?</div></div><div><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Obviously AC modules work great in this scenario, but that's not always what the customer wants...</div>
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