| Taping the wires for the conduit pull. | |
| The conduit is left loose until the wires are pulled. | |
| Cutting the backboard for the inverter and disconnect. | |
| The fun part takes the shortest amount time, unfortunately. | |
| Sharp NE-165U1 Poly panels ($625-$800/ea circa 2003) | |
| clamp detail. | clamp detail. |
| The panels are interconnected. | |
| The first string is done. | |
| The plywood backboard is screwed into studs and the DC disconnect is mounted. |
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| The second string is laid down and aligned. | |
| The SunnyBoy inverter with its cover off. | |
| The conduit from the array, two positives, two negatives, and the grounding wire. |
The completed array. 18 Panels, 2 strings, 350V nom, 2.5kW peak generation. |
| Warning and Company stickers. | |
| Final AC Wiring from the outside AC disconnect and breaker box | |
| Pulling the 10 guage from the inverter. The
larger wire was chosen to avoid having to replace the wire in a later system expansion. |
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