Installing The Module Support Frame - Wattsun AZ-225 Installation Manual

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SECTION 4 NOTES: Nearly every nut and bolt will be left "finger-tight" until all the modules are mounted and
the frame is "squared-up." So allow for a small amount of "play" when putting the array together. You will
snug up all the bolts and nuts when all the modules are mounted and the frame is complete.
Installation Tip: The PV modules may be mounted to the rails at this time - prior to installation onto the torque
tube assembly. This removes the difficulty of mounting each individual module to the rails while you working
off a ladder or above your head.
However, placing the heavier, assembled module sub-array onto the torque tube assembly requires at least
two people. For either application, the web of the module mounting struts must be oriented toward the outer
ends of the modules.
Procedure for Installing Solar Modules on Wattsun Tracker Universal Rails
Wattsun Tracker frames are manufactured to hold the solar modules in a rectangular grid. A pair of vertical
module rails will mount a group of modules in "landscape" format.
The completed frame is made up of one to four pairs of module rails.
Each rail is u-bolted onto the horizontal "steel spine" of the tracker called a torque tube. If the rails they are longer
than ten feet then an additional support under-angle is included – one for each rail. Wattsun Trackers come with
all the hardware to assemble the tracker and mount the modules.
The end user supplies the appropriate mounting pipe and engineered foundation.
Install the Module Support Frame Torque Tube
Examples of Three and Four Column Tracker Frames
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