<div dir="ltr">Tump, thank you for John's phone number from Ironridge. <div>I talked to Ironridge, and John confirmed that the intent here is that the UFO and stopper sleeve needs to be 1" from the joint for an <b>expansion joint only</b>. He did also mention that you should not have a t-bolt right on the splice for a normal joint. It just needs to be far enough away so that the bolt can engage properly.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers, </div><div>Dave</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Mar 16, 2022 at 4:24 PM Jason Szumlanski <<a href="mailto:jason@floridasolardesigngroup.com">jason@floridasolardesigngroup.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">That's how I read it. They meant to write:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">"UFO and Bonding Hardware must be installed <b><u>no less than </u></b>1" away from the point where two Rails join together."<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">It's frustrating when using 41.5" W modules on 168" IronRidge rails. Four panels just barely fit on one rail, so when splicing for more modules you need to cut some rail off.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Jason Szumlanski</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Florida Solar Design Group</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:"helvetica neue",helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"></td><td rowspan="2"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-left:1px solid rgb(237,237,237);color:rgb(85,85,85);font-size:13px;padding-left:10px"><tbody><tr><td colspan="1"><br></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><b><div style="text-align:center"><br></div></b></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><img width="0" height="0" alt="" style="display: flex;" src="https://mailtrack.io/trace/mail/8daa1e5b9ae255a3bb026c7f980cd044677f9646.png?u=1613865"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Mar 16, 2022 at 4:08 PM Daniel Young <<a href="mailto:danny@sesre.com" target="_blank">danny@sesre.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal">My read on that is that the splice needs to be anywhere EXCEPT where two modules meet, so for every 40\u201d nominal module width, there is a 2\u201d exclusion zone (5% of the module width), so there is a 95% chance a random splice placement will
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<p class="MsoNormal">Basically they don\u2019t want mid clamps right on the splice.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 16, 2022 3:38 PM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [RE-wrenches] Ironridge BOSS splice<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am looking through the installation manual for Ironridge racking and noticed this:<u></u><u></u></p>
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Insert BOSS into first Rail up until the Stop Tab. Slide second Rail fully into place.<br>
<span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Symbol",sans-serif">\u27a2</span> Rows using Classic Splice or BOSS and exceeding 100 feet of Rail must use<br>
Expansion Joints.<br>
<span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Symbol",sans-serif">\u27a2</span> Boss Splices may be installed in any location within a span.<br>
<span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Symbol",sans-serif">\u27a2</span> <b>UFO and Bonding Hardware must be installed 1" away from the point where<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I put the third bullet point in bold. Is this saying that you need to ensure that the splice ends up essentially right where two modules meet? Or are they talking about for an expansion joint only? Needing to plan out the exact splice locations
and cut every rail to the right length seems to make these splices way more difficult to work with than the normal splice, so I don't get why anyone would use them.<u></u><u></u></p>
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