Portable solar mounts
Looking for someone to share homemade portable solar panel mount ideas. I'm not great at designing, but good at copying! I have two panels that are approximately 4' x 2'. I was thinking of using so...
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I'll put some pictures up of my DIY solar module mount I made for the roof of my TT. It actually tilts fourways. I would suggest that anyone wanting a mount with tilt to only make it two way tilt. The use of the other two directions isn't (or hasn't yet) been worth the effort. Anyway, it is all built from new aluminum stock so may give you some ideas about fabrication.
On the workbench in the garage with module faced down:
End view detail of tilt struts stored inside frame:
Detail of tilt strut pinned into frame with 1/4" pin:
Module at tilt from behind:
Full frontal view of tilt:
If your objective is to use the modules as portables, I would suggest to beef up the frame where your tilt strut attaches and use a good threaded fastener with a handle so the struts can be locked into position. Short of making a base and securing the base down to endure severe wind, a couple of struts/module is about all you need.
On the workbench in the garage with module faced down:
End view detail of tilt struts stored inside frame:
Detail of tilt strut pinned into frame with 1/4" pin:
Module at tilt from behind:
Full frontal view of tilt:
If your objective is to use the modules as portables, I would suggest to beef up the frame where your tilt strut attaches and use a good threaded fastener with a handle so the struts can be locked into position. Short of making a base and securing the base down to endure severe wind, a couple of struts/module is about all you need.
