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Xringer · 08-07-10, 08:22 AM

The main problem I had, was placing the site. because of all the shadows, in the back yard,
I went with a movable tracking mount for a small solar array.
http://ecorenovator.org/forum/projec...project-7.html

I plan to move the whole thing around to find the optimum location.

The steel rails that I used, Super-Strut B1400HS might be very useful
for installing panels on a roof. And they are much cheaper than Aluminum.
And you can get 1/4:20 Nut-plates that fit inside the rails.

I ended up using 4 rails, but on a roof or any fixed surface (that didn't flex),
2 rails should work fine.

08-07-10, 08:22 AM	#3
Xringer Lex Parsimoniae Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Woburn, MA Posts: 4,918 Thanks: 114 Thanked 250 Times in 230 Posts	I'm not going to be much help.. The main problem I had, was placing the site. because of all the shadows, in the back yard, I went with a movable tracking mount for a small solar array. http://ecorenovator.org/forum/projec...project-7.html I plan to move the whole thing around to find the optimum location. The steel rails that I used, Super-Strut B1400HS might be very useful for installing panels on a roof. And they are much cheaper than Aluminum. And you can get 1/4:20 Nut-plates that fit inside the rails. I ended up using 4 rails, but on a roof or any fixed surface (that didn't flex), 2 rails should work fine.