Quick, easy, PV mount

sunspot · 11-26-16, 06:26 PM

Plans for the garden include irrigation, pond aeration, and an electric fence around the apiary. The power will come from PV/batteries so I thought I'd get on with putting a panel out where it will do some good. This crude mount provides convenient coarse adjustment of panel angle. I thought someone might find the idea useful.

An 8" sonotube, 1/2" rebar, and concrete take care of the support:

I had an antenna tower section so on it went:

Inexpensive lumber yard eye bolts serve as hinge 'barrels'. The pins are 1" electrical conduit:

I've made lower links in two lengths to give me summer and winter (shown) angles. A small project... but it's finished

11-26-16, 06:26 PM	#1
sunspot Apprentice EcoRenovator Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Vancouver Island, BC Posts: 147 Thanks: 30 Thanked 35 Times in 29 Posts	Quick, easy, PV mount Plans for the garden include irrigation, pond aeration, and an electric fence around the apiary. The power will come from PV/batteries so I thought I'd get on with putting a panel out where it will do some good. This crude mount provides convenient coarse adjustment of panel angle. I thought someone might find the idea useful. An 8" sonotube, 1/2" rebar, and concrete take care of the support: I had an antenna tower section so on it went: Inexpensive lumber yard eye bolts serve as hinge 'barrels'. The pins are 1" electrical conduit: I've made lower links in two lengths to give me summer and winter (shown) angles. A small project... but it's finished