Photo Essay: Working the turntable platform
Photo 1: Completed turntables, cabled up and ready for use.
Photo 2: Completed turntables, front view
Photo 3: Measuring the panels for turntable construction
Photo 4: Marking up platform panels for cutting
Photo 5: Sawing up the platform panels
Photo 6: Shorter panel goes on top and supports the solar panel framework.
Photo 7: Mounting the rollers and central pivot/axle.
Photo 8: Completed upper panel, ready for insertion into lower panel
Photo 9: Drilling the pivot hole in the lower panel
Photo 10: Mounting the pivot sleeve in the lower panel
Photo 11: Reinforcing the lower panel with firring strips.
Photo 12: Upper panel mated to lower panel, rotating freely
Photo 13: The top platform rotates atop the fixed lower platform
Photo 14: The top platform is the same width as, but slightly shorter than the lower platform.
Photo 15: The top platform rotates freely in either direction
Photo 16: Preparing to mount the solar array on the turntable platform (top platform anchored to framework, axle and rollers need proper positioning)
Photo 17: Lining up the upper and lower platforms
Photo 18: Upper platform mated to lower platform with solar array attached
Photo 19: Maneuvering the upper platform and framework.
Photo 20: Completed turntable in place on the roof.
Photo 21: Rear view of completed turntable platform and solar module in situ.
Photo 22: Front view of completed turntable platform in situ
Photo 23: Additional view of completed turntables in situ
Photo 24: Rear view detail for solar panel on turntable
Photo 25: Unscrewing rear member on solar panel framework
Photo 26: Unscrewing rear member on solar panel framework
Photo 27: Unscrewing rear member of solar panel framework
Photo 28: Adding stiffening/strengthening members near turntable pivot point.
Photo 29: Screwing in stiffening/strengthening members
Photo 30: Framework with strenthening/stiffening members attached on one end
Photo 31: Front view of completed frameworks on their respective turntables
Photo 32: Additional front view detail on strengthened turntables with solar arrays.
