Samlex America ADJ-28 - Manual (Page 7)

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mounting hardware against possible wind loading. Place the panel length-wise to
reduce the effects of wind loading on the RV.
The slots on the mounting rails are sized to accept the ¼” hardware supplied with
the unit.
Fixing The Solar Panel To The Mounting Rails
1. The solar panel frame comes with pre-cut holes to accept external mounting
hardware. Identify these holes.
Fig. 7. Attaching Solar Panel to 28” Mounting Rail
2. Fix one pair of 28” mounting rails (3, 4 of Fig.1) to the shorter sides of the solar
panel frame using the slotted opening and the ¼”-20 x ¾" Flange Bolt, Nylon Lock-
nut and flat washer (Fig. 7). Using a 7/16” wrench, tighten the nuts to secure the
mounting brackets to the PV panel. Recommended tightening torque is 15 lbs.
3. Attach the second pair of 28” mounting rails (1, 2 of Fig.1) to the first pair of
mounting rails at one end using the wing nut and the ¼”-20 x 1" carriage bolt, so
that it pivots at one end (Point A in Fig. 9).
Anchoring 28" base support rails (1, 2 of Fig.1) to the RV roof or flat
surface with the help of Well-Nuts
4. Position the second pair of 28" mounting rails (1, 2 of Fig.1) on the RV roof or flat
surface at the desired location and mark two sets of mounting hole positions on
each 28” rail. It is desirable to have the mounting holes located as close to the
extremities of the 28” mounting rails (1, 2 of Fig.1) as possible.
5. To install the Well-Nuts to anchor the two base support mounting rails (1, 2 of
Fig.1), drill holes 1¼” deep at the marked positions using a ½” size drill bit. Make
sure that drilling does not interfere with pre-existing wiring installations.
Section 3 | installation
Solar module
1/4” flange bolt
1/4” flat washer
1/4” flat washer
1/4” locknut
28 “ mounting rail
(3, 4 of Fig.1)
Aluminium frame
of the solar panel