Sierra wrenches,
My 30 years of installation has never included comm sites
on mountain tops but I took the job.
I am proposing mounting PVs vertically towards the top of the south wall
of a 2 story block building to avoid snow build-up. I assume a
pole-mount would be next in
Hey Bill -
In 1996-97? I did a project for CDOT on Red Mtn #3 @ 13,200" el. Dry Rocky Mtn
snow.
We bolted the top of the array to the eve of the very small block building with
a welded framework to hold the [16] 75-watt {The biggies back then} .
As I recall we installed the modules at winter
>
> However, even if vertical, will Sierra snow (its a special breed) still
> wind-pack on, stay for weeks, days, not at all? This site is on the
> Pacific crest at 7,000 ft.
>
Yes, the "Sierra cement" is not the same as the "cold smoke" snow we get in
my part of the country but I see that snow t
Bill,
I’ve installed dozens of mountain top systems starting just North of you, and
spreading from the coast to the Nevada border and up into Central Oregon. Fire
lookouts, Repeaters, Cell towers, ect…. Cascade and Coastal Cement. I count on
arrays at 60 degrees getting entombed in snow and ice
Has any one tried insulating the back side of the solar module? I know
normally that would be a really bad idea, but if the system was over
designed in the summer, and flat on the wall, you could get away with
it. That dark surface under the glass with 2" of foam board backing
would probably g
Wrenches:
I am reaching out to this group to see if anyone is having the problems we
are. At least 50% of the Radian inverters and/or GSLC cabinets we order
arrive missing some part or piece required to install the inverter.
Sometimes it is one or more of the bus bars to connect the main DC bre
I have found that using only the Conext portal for troubleshooting is
valueless…
The level of detail and remote control is lost, and I have resorted to
installing a remote PC control application on a laptop and leaving it at the
customer’s site for a few months to be able to collect and con
Maybe an application of Rain-x to the modules would help. Of course not on
anything with a topical anti-reflective surface.
Sent from my 'smart' phone so please excuse spelling and typos.
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