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If anybody else is thinking about doing this. I highly recommend making an adjustable tilt rack for the panel to sit on. Every latitude has as different angle to set your panel to. If you click on this link and then select your state, then closest city, you can get a report of the ideal angle for your panels. http://rredc.nrel.gov/solar/calculators/PVWATTS/version1/so for Boulder its 40 degrees of tiltand for further south around Alamosa, its 37.5 degrees of tiltSo when you travel with your festy solar system you can set it to the correct tilt.
Quote from: NOLAfishwater on June 11, 2012, 01:02:05 PMIf anybody else is thinking about doing this. I highly recommend making an adjustable tilt rack for the panel to sit on. Every latitude has as different angle to set your panel to. If you click on this link and then select your state, then closest city, you can get a report of the ideal angle for your panels. http://rredc.nrel.gov/solar/calculators/PVWATTS/version1/so for Boulder its 40 degrees of tiltand for further south around Alamosa, its 37.5 degrees of tiltSo when you travel with your festy solar system you can set it to the correct tilt.Hey Louie, are those degrees of tilt calculated for permanent installs? If so I'd image they may be a compromise between summer and winter declination, maybe favoring winter angles for more efficiency in those less solar energetic months? If that's the case, then less tilt for a temp summer setup might be optimal, especially up North. Yeah I know, splitting hairs and all that. Just currious, you know better than I.
the bottom line is anything is better than it laying flat.