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A New Adjustable Frame for the Solar Panels

Wednesday, August 6, 2025 0:01

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This has been a year of maintenance and repair projects. Some of it has been pretty routine, like repairing fencing and repainting the barn. Other things have been more challenging, such as building a new frame for our solar panel array.

Here’s the original set-up.

Photo from 2019, when the system was first up and running.

The original panel frame was hinged at the top so we could
adjust the angle of the array depending on the time of year.

Close-up of hinges

You can see more photos of our original setup in this post, Adjusting Our Solar Panels. Being able to adjust them to the angle of the sun has really helped us get the most out of them.

But. The posts were home-milled and not treated, so eventually they rotted out. No surprise there. In replacing them, Dan decided to try something a little different. One thing he wanted to address was how heavy the frame + array was. So after installing sturdier posts, he made a lighter weight frame.

Instead of hinges, the frame swivels on a metal pipe.

He also used a different configuration for the panels.

Front

This puts more weight above the pivot point, so that it isn’t so bottom heavy. This helps make the frame angle easier to adjust.

Back

To hold the frame in place, Dan used slotted strut
channels and a steel dowel pounded into the frame.

Here it is adjusted for July.

And of course, somebody had to claim in

Katy

A New Adjustable Frame for the Solar Panels

Source: https://www.5acresandadream.com/2025/08/a-new-adjustable-frame-for-solar-panels.html

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