Photo Essay: Working the turntable platform

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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.


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