Ray - I agree with the others that S5 clamps with rails is the way to go on standing seam roofs. We buy our S5 clamps through LMCurbs and I've found their pricing and service to be good: http://www.lmcurbs.com/
We go though a good deal of effort to determine the exact standing seam make/model and then procure the S5 clamps that are specifically designed for the roof. Even then, sometimes the seams need to be compressed a bit to slip the clamp over. You can squeeze the seams with a large pair of channel locks with a piece or cardboard to protect the channel lock teeth from marring the metal standing seam coating. If you still need to run PV wires along modules frames without rails, HellermannTyton might make a product that will work for you: http://www.hellermanntyton.us/industry.aspx?id=3132 You might be able to get a solar sampler kit from them to find a good fit. Best, August Luminalt On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 9:18 PM, Ray <r...@solarray.com> wrote: > Hi All; > > I was wondering what folks were doing these days for wire management on > Standing seam roofs with the S5! clamps and no rails. I'm at a loss (once > again) for how to secure the home runs without a rail. I have some of > those module edge clips, but those only hold one wire, and I've had them > slip off (wire dangling visible from ground.) > Also most suppliers seem to only carry the universal S5! clamps, but I > have found those to really bend up the metal on certain types of standing > seam roofs. I wanted to order the recommended model for the particular > roof. AEE quit carrying S5 altogether. > Give me your Standing seam wisdom. > > Thanks, > > Ray Walters > Remote Solar > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.or > g/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out or update participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
