Thanks for reminding me Ray....Jeff, we use ss transition boxes instead of pvc. You can find 6x6x4 or 4x4x4 boxes for a reasonable price considering their superiority when it comes to longevity. Obviously use at least 3R rated boxes at a minimum.
Daryl DeJoy NABCEP Certified PV installer Penobscot Solar Design > Galvanized does not do very well in Hawaii near the water. I haven't > seen much powder coated Al, but anodized AL with SS hardware seems to > work about as good as anything I've seen. We see SS J boxes, fiberglass > boxes seem to break down in the UV after several years, but painting > with the right paint helps a lot. The last job I worked on there, we had > 2 guys paint all exposed J-boxes and PVC conduit with a heavy duty oil > based (messy cleanup) paint. I'll let you know in 5 years how it all > looks. > Also, be sure and get all your conduit clamps and unistrut in stainless. > More expensive, harder to find, and harder to cut, but you'll see the > difference in a couple of years for sure. Just a single washer that's > not SS will stand out like a sore thumb later. > > Ray Walters > > On 9/27/2011 11:40 AM, Jeff Clearwater wrote: >> Hi Esteemed Wrenchies, >> >> So for the project I'm working on in the Bahamas for ground mount >> racking - have folks found Aluminum or Galvy to stand up against salt >> spray better? >> >> And if Al - powder coated or anodized? >> >> And with mixing them - (like a typical Steel Pipe rack with Al Rails) >> - are the junctions going to be a problem with lots of salt? >> >> Any solution to AL framed modules not turning black and ugly? Do >> black anodized module frames help? >> >> Thanks! >> >> Jeff >> >> >> -- >> Jeff Clearwater >> Village Power Design >> >> Renewable Energy Consultant >> 32 Years in all Aspects of Renewables >> www.villagepower.com >> skype: jclearwater >> 413-559-9763 >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > _______________________________________________ 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
