Solar Panel Mounts
I have an Arctic Fox 1140 with the round roof. I have some 200w panels that are 5ft by 26". I can use the simple z mounts and have the same issue if I ever want to remove them. So I have been consider...
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deltabravo wrote:HMS Beagle wrote:
Just VHB tape, on a solid roof, will be stronger than a few #8 screws.
VHB tape attached to rubber roof membrane, with the rubber roof membrane being glued to the underlayment of the roof is a horrible idea.
On any rubber roof RV, the panels need screwed down to the wood under the rubber roof.
Considering the relatively long life of PV panels, I can imagine the ‘lazy installers’ ezy-tape at some point failing (say overtime do to environmental reasons), and the panel projecting through some other distracted driver’s windshield…I’ve even seen Gorilla tape’s uber strong adhesive fail in such conditions…Some poor soul winning the Darwin Award seems fool’s game to me…
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