[RE-wrenches] Cable Ties

[Jason Szumlanski]

I'm with William on this one. We use stainless PV cable clips and the
Quickmount PV stainless PV clips that fit QRail or IronRidge. I forbid
plastic cable ties on the roof except for the temporary positioning of
wires.

Jason Szumlanski
Florida Solar Design Group









On Mon, Mar 14, 2022 at 3:28 PM William Miller <william at millersolar.com>
wrote:

> Michael:
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> I recommend avoiding cables ties behind PV panels, either roof or ground
> mount.  With the proper racking and technique none should be required.  See
> photo below:
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> [image: cid:image001.jpg at 01D83799.96A06E50]
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> This panel will lay down without any cable sag or need to reach under to
> apply cable ties.  We call this the hinge technique—all cables are lead to
> a hinge point with just the right amount of slack to allow pinch and sag
> free installation.
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> William Miller
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> Miller Solar
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> 17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422
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> 805-438-5600
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> www.millersolar.com
> <https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/e13d831513374d333c173ebc28f09cf77a6905a4?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.millersolar.com%2F&userId=1613865&signature=658ba6a1109300b7>
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> CA Lic. 773985
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> *From:* RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] *On
> Behalf Of *Michael Morningstar
> *Sent:* Sunday, March 13, 2022 3:12 PM
> *To:* RE-wrenches
> *Subject:* [RE-wrenches] Cable Ties
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>
> Wrenches,
>
> Who makes the best cable ties, and which part number for under PV wire
> management? I keep going back to past projects where I used quality
> high-heat resistant UV rated Panduit and Burndy ties that became brittle.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Michael
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>
>
> --
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> Michael Morningstar
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>
>
> Morningstar Electric
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> PO Box 1494
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> Mount Shasta, CA 96067
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> 530-921-0560
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> mjmorningstar at gmail.com
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> [image:
> https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1b-LBqVnDNhKvT0Y-8fGS4zE62U6pMrsz&export=download]
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