Holt,
Tracker technology and reliability has come a very long ways in the last five
years or so. It used to be that my service calls on trackers were -by far and
away- greater in numbers than for any other component. Still, I wouldn't
consider putting a tracker -at least one that uses electricity to turn- in such
an inaccessible place.
Two good reasons: 1) All trackers require lubrication at least once a year 2)
sooner or later something is on that machine is going to require maintenance.
Good Luck, Bob-O
On Mar 22, 2011, at 6:13 AM, <hol...@sbcglobal.net> <hol...@sbcglobal.net>
wrote:
Situation: Client has limited locations for array due to trees. There is one
spot that would work IF pole mount is 20-25' (that would put the array top edge
at 30'+). Will need to incorporate tracker to maximize production. Will
definitely be consulting structural engineer.
Questions: Anyone tried this? Comments or lessons learned?
Holt E. Kelly
Holtek Fireplace & Solar Products
500 Jewell Dr.
Waco TX. 76712
254-751-9111
www.holteksolar.com
_______________________________________________
List sponsored by Home Power magazine
List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org
Options & settings:
http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org
List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org
List rules & etiquette:
www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm
Check out participant bios:
www.members.re-wrenches.org
