<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Hi Benn:<br> Why not use the standing seam roof's S-5 clips to attach rails to the roof, and then attach the inverters to the rail. I general install the rail on a standing seam roof, except for some small systems, because the layout requires it. It really depends on the width between seems. If the seams are 18" to 24" apart, then it can be difficult to mount the modules within the module's max overhang (which is often 15-16" or 1/4" of the module length.)<br><div> </div>Nick Soleil<br>Project Manager<br>Advanced Alternative Energy Solutions, LLC<br>PO Box 657<br>Petaluma, CA 94953<br>Cell: 707-321-2937<br>Office: 707-789-9537<br>Fax: 707-769-9037<div><br></div><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br><div style="font-family:
times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> benn kilburn <benn@daystarsolar.ca><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wed, October 20, 2010 8:06:33 AM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [RE-wrenches] Mounting Enphase when using S-5-PV Clamps<br></font><br>
<meta http-equiv="x-dns-prefetch-control" content="off">
<style><!--
.hmmessage P
{
margin:0px;padding:0px;}
body.hmmessage
{
font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma;}
--></style>
Mornin,<div><br></div><div>I'm looking at mounting an Enphase M190 system on a standing seam metal roof and was considering using the S-5-PV clamps (as opposed to just the S-5's and L-feet), which do not use any mounting rails. No rails means no where to properly mount the M190's!?!</div><div>It was suggested to mount the M190's to each module frame using a fashioned L-bracket, makes sense, but this would require drilling holes in the module frame, and wouldn't that void the module warranty? </div><div>Also, am i the only one who is wondering if hanging a 4.4 pound inverter off of the module frame will potentially cause some sagging/deformation of the frame over the life of the system? Is this how those "andalay" modules support their inverters? </div><div><br></div><div>thanks,</div><div>benn<br><br><span class="ecxecxecxecxEC_Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 32, 96);"><font class="ecxApple-style-span" face="'Franklin Gothic
Medium'">DayStar Renewable Energy Inc. </font></span><div><div><font class="ecxApple-style-span" face="'Franklin Gothic Medium'">benn@daystarsolar.ca</font></div><div><font class="ecxApple-style-span" face="'Franklin Gothic Medium'">780-906-7807 </font></div><div><font class="ecxApple-style-span" face="'Franklin Gothic Medium'">HAVE A SUNNY DAY
</font></div><div><br></div></div><br><br></div>
<meta http-equiv="x-dns-prefetch-control" content="on"></div></div>
</div><br>
</body></html>