My read on that is that the splice needs to be anywhere EXCEPT where two modules meet, so for every 40” nominal module width, there is a 2” exclusion zone (5% of the module width), so there is a 95% chance a random splice placement will be in a good place.
Basically they don’t want mid clamps right on the splice. -- Danny Young Engineering Team Lead Solar Energy Solutions Lexington | Louisville | Bloomington | Cincinnati | Evansville | Indianapolis 513-448-5176 (mobile) 877-312-7456 (Main Office) da...@sesre.com<mailto:da...@sesre.com> From: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org> On Behalf Of Dave Tedeyan Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2022 3:38 PM To: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> Subject: [RE-wrenches] Ironridge BOSS splice Hi All, I am looking through the installation manual for Ironridge racking and noticed this: -------- BOSS - Bonded Structual Splice Insert BOSS into first Rail up until the Stop Tab. Slide second Rail fully into place. ➢ Rows using Classic Splice or BOSS and exceeding 100 feet of Rail must use Expansion Joints. ➢ Boss Splices may be installed in any location within a span. ➢ UFO and Bonding Hardware must be installed 1" away from the point where two Rails join together. ------ I put the third bullet point in bold. Is this saying that you need to ensure that the splice ends up essentially right where two modules meet? Or are they talking about for an expansion joint only? Needing to plan out the exact splice locations and cut every rail to the right length seems to make these splices way more difficult to work with than the normal splice, so I don't get why anyone would use them. Cheers, Dave -- [Logo]<https://www.sungineersolar.com/> Dave Tedeyan, P.E. Owner | Sungineer Solar p: he | him | his a: 1653 Slaterville Rd. | Ithaca, NY 14850 w: www.sungineersolar.com<http://www.sungineersolar.com/> c: (607) 288-2898
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