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No you certainly cannot rely on that tape for long. <br>
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We use stainless wire clips like Heyco SunRunner or RevRunner attached to the module frame.<br>
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<a href="https://www.heyco.com/Solar_Power_Components/?sub=wire-management" id="LPNoLPOWALinkPreview">https://www.heyco.com/Solar_Power_Components/?sub=wire-management</a></div>
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The QCells AC modules have the microinverters attached so they hang down past the module frame so that the support rails cannot be within 12" of the module edge. Also it makes attaching the Enphase trunk cable difficult.
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I find this inconvenient and no longer use the AC modules.</div>
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don@energysolarnow.com<br>
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<font size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt">On Thu, Jun 2, 2022 at 9:37 AM Dave Tedeyan via RE-wrenches <<br>
re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:<br>
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> Hi All,<br>
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> I just got some of the Qcell 360w AC modules that have the Enphase<br>
> microinverter factory applied to the back. The module is the half cut cell<br>
> type with the DC leads coming from either side of the middle of the module.<br>
> The modules come with the wires taped to the back of the module. If you<br>
> remove that tape, there appears to be almost no way to properly manage<br>
> those wires. Is that tape meant to just keep the wire on the back of the<br>
> module forever? Would that even last more than a year? I am curious what<br>
> other people have done for these if they have used them or something<br>
> similar. Maybe if you get the rail in the right spot, the wires will just<br>
> sit on the rail...<br>
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> I realize that we have had a thread on wire management with half cut cell<br>
> modules before, but this is a little different, as I am specifically asking<br>
> about that tape and if anyone knows if it holds up over time.<br>
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> Cheers,<br>
> Dave<br>
><br>
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