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  • albert436
    Solar Fanatic
    • Jan 2014
    • 356

    #1

    Mounting -- Track Standoffs?

    Dumb question from a noob here.

    What I'm wondering is, if mounting is done on a roof using a track system, how much can the tilt be changed? Can it be changed in more than one axis?

    Typically I may see the tilt elevated in a plane parallel to the roof, but I'm wondering if they can mounted somewhat "asymmetrically" to give a more favorable orientation.

    The house is well away from the street so looks don't matter quite so much.

    Not sure if I have described this well and I'm not a good artist.

    Here is a radically tilted setup but I'm talking about something much more subtle, ie. where each panel is separately rotated a smidge.

    Anyway that's my question ! Links/pics also would be appreciated !

    Thanks !

  • albert436
    Solar Fanatic
    • Jan 2014
    • 356

    #2
    Found this on images, it is a start and it looks fairly symmetrical. Wondering if it could also be rotated differently.

    Don't harsh me out, just trying to think outside the box here.



    The less tilt, the better aesthetically I think, although I don't think this one is so terrible.

    Plus you could get to those micro inverters more easily when they fail.

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    • albert436
      Solar Fanatic
      • Jan 2014
      • 356

      #3
      What I really want to know about is the picture above this post. ^

      I don't think I have seen panels mounted with a tilt that is perpendicular to the slope of the roof, but I don't think it looks so bad.

      Is this type of set up hard to do ?

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