Solar Panel Fixing

trevskoda said:
Some have taken off due to being fixed to a painted surface, not good engineering, bolt through to be sure.
Mind you the wooden wing sheeting was glued on to frames of the D mossy ww2 fighter.
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To my knowledge they weren't glued together on someone's driveway in varying conditions and on unknown paint quality....

To be honest I think the only issues they had with ww2 mosquitos was in certain climates where the resident insects consumed the glue used.
 
Now I've had a cup of tea and a sit down, I think I might have confused the issue with my wrong choice if word. I probably didn't mean a spoiler as such but just basically something to block the gap up at the front of the solar panel to stop air getting under it when driving and potentially lifting it.
 
Mtbcol said:
Now I've had a cup of tea and a sit down, I think I might have confused the issue with my wrong choice if word. I probably didn't mean a spoiler as such but just basically something to block the gap up at the front of the solar panel to stop air getting under it when driving and potentially lifting it.
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Although mine was on brackets tech screwed and bonded to the roof....

I used a length of B AND Q shed gutter and 2 end caps to diffuse the air around it.
More to stop noise than it lifting to be honest.

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mistericeman said:
Although mine was on brackets tech screwed and bonded to the roof....

I used a length of B AND Q shed gutter and 2 end caps to diffuse the air around it.
More to stop noise than it lifting to be honest.

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mistericeman said:
Although mine was on brackets tech screwed and bonded to the roof....

I used a length of B AND Q shed gutter and 2 end caps to diffuse the air around it.
More to stop noise than it lifting to be honest.

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Mistericeman, that's exactly what I had in mind.🙂👍
 
Mtbcol said:
Now I've had a cup of tea and a sit down, I think I might have confused the issue with my wrong choice if word. I probably didn't mean a spoiler as such but just basically something to block the gap up at the front of the solar panel to stop air getting under it when driving and potentially lifting it.
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Leave it open, air must get under it to cool. (y)
 
bartman said:
Why not put the purpose made side mounting brackets all the way along the leading edge
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Cause no free air would get under it to cool the panel, that's the point of raising it of the deck
 
trevskoda said:
Cause no free air would get under it to cool the panel, that's the point of raising it of the deck
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I can't see that blocking one side is going to make much difference, especially when parked up which is when solar is needed
 
trevskoda said:
Cause no free air would get under it to cool the panel, that's the point of raising it of the deck
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It would still be open on three sides Trev so shouldn’t be a problem should it? If panel did get warmer and reduce harvesting while travelling it wouldn’t be a problem for most as they would have some kind of charge when driving (split charge, B2b etc).
 
Nabsim said:
It would still be open on three sides Trev so shouldn’t be a problem should it? If panel did get warmer and reduce harvesting while travelling it wouldn’t be a problem for most as they would have some kind of charge when driving (split charge, B2b etc).
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You've said it much better than I did, but I've given up now 😉
 
n brown said:
by allowing the air to generate ''lift'' ,you are potentially reducing the weight of the vehicle and lessening wear on the tyres and running gear . this is a good thing as it saves money
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So how big a wing should I fit to lift the 4 tons? 😂
 
Nabsim said:
It would still be open on three sides Trev so shouldn’t be a problem should it? If panel did get warmer and reduce harvesting while travelling it wouldn’t be a problem for most as they would have some kind of charge when driving (split charge, B2b etc).
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My flexi panel doesn't get any air underneath it Neil, it's sealed to the roof.

It doesn't seem to affect it's performance.
 
Nabsim said:
It would still be open on three sides Trev so shouldn’t be a problem should it? If panel did get warmer and reduce harvesting while travelling it wouldn’t be a problem for most as they would have some kind of charge when driving (split charge, B2b etc).
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Nothing wrong doing that but why, just leave all sides front and back open, it will cause less drag, mine have never had a problem but they are bolted through.
Each person does there own thing and if happy that's 100% with me. (y)
 
Robmac said:
My flexi panel doesn't get any air underneath it Neil, it's sealed to the roof.

It doesn't seem to affect it's performance.
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A lot rob in the boating world seem to only get about 5 years from the stick down ones, I have never fitted one so I cannot say one way or the other, but the experts say power drops off when warm.🤔
 
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