[RE-wrenches] Wire management with S5! Railless System

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We have found that the SnapNrack rails and using the 
SnapNrack Wide Base Seam Clamp w/L-Foot, 242-05151 

is priced right and has fewer hassles then the older S5s. Wire management also has been addressed by SnapNrack

> On Jan 11, 2018, at 3:45 PM, August Goers <august at luminalt.com> wrote:
> 
> Ray - I agree with the others that S5 clamps with rails is the way to go on
> standing seam roofs. We buy our S5 clamps through LMCurbs and I've found
> their pricing and service to be good: http://www.lmcurbs.com/
> 
> We go though a good deal of effort to determine the exact standing seam
> make/model and then procure the S5 clamps that are specifically designed
> for the roof. Even then, sometimes the seams need to be compressed a bit to
> slip the clamp over. You can squeeze the seams with a large pair of channel
> locks with a piece or cardboard to protect the channel lock teeth from
> marring the metal standing seam coating.
> 
> If you still need to run PV wires along modules frames without rails,
> HellermannTyton might make a product that will work for you:
> http://www.hellermanntyton.us/industry.aspx?id=3132
> You might be able to get a solar sampler kit from them to find a good fit.
> 
> Best,
> 
> August
> Luminalt
> 
> 
> On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 9:18 PM, Ray <ray at solarray.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hi All;
>> 
>> I was wondering what folks were doing these days for wire management on
>> Standing seam roofs with the S5! clamps and no rails. I'm at a loss (once
>> again) for how to secure the home runs without a rail.  I have some of
>> those module edge clips, but those only hold one wire, and I've had them
>> slip off (wire dangling visible from ground.)
>> Also most suppliers seem to only carry the universal S5! clamps, but I
>> have found those to really bend up the metal on certain types of standing
>> seam roofs.  I wanted to order the recommended model for the particular
>> roof.  AEE quit carrying S5 altogether.
>> Give me your Standing seam wisdom.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Ray Walters
>> Remote Solar
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