Maths Quiz

Thanks Andrew,
Now I can make my solar panel brackets (I didn't knoiw how to work it out myself).

from Marty.

since your still here and not out there making those fine tolerance legs, a simple question for you:

why 40 degrees?

My understanding is that the tilt angle is normally around your equivalent latitude for best year-round average performance......though people seem to add 10 to 12 degrees to this to allow for a winter bias. AFAIK 5-10 degrees either way isn't going to kill anyone.

Enjoy

Andrew

Hi Andrew,
Where I live is a about lat 26. 26 deg would look too much like a jump ramp to my kids on pushies. I am worried about them being run into, walked into or what ever other fate they are likely to suffer. 40 deg I though would be a reasonable compromise to being visable and still working ok. Previously I mounted them flat on a pole mounted to my A frame. The pole is a pain to carry so I thought I would try them on the ground.
Years ago I was installing panels around the Rockhampton area for Telecom. These were mounted at 39 deg, we were told the extra angle was to make them self cleaning (wash the bird poop off).

from Marty.

LOL thanks for the info.....

Andrew

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Mabe Jack you are onto something.... I heard about some poor indian on a reservation drunk 60 cups of tea - he was found drowned in his own tee - pee.....

Answer must be in the format A=?, sorry to say ;-)

A=0mm when placed on a 40 degree slope.....problem solved cheaply :-)

Andrew