Adjustable tilt roof mount spacing

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  • littleharbor2
    littleharbor2 Solar Expert Posts: 2,102 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 2018 #32
    There are really cool apps for solar tilt. loaded with info and turns your phone into a tilt gauge. It uses GPS to give you exact tilt for any day of the year and you can input any coordinates and get tilt specs for anywhere on earth.
     My App is simply called Solar Tilt.

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  • Estragon
    Estragon Registered Users Posts: 4,496 ✭✭✭✭✭
    #33
    I just tried it, and it worked for me (default browser on Samsung note3 via wifi in Fl panhandle).
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  • softdown
    softdown Solar Expert Posts: 3,895 ✭✭✭✭
    #34
    littleharbor2 said:
    There are really cool apps for solar tilt. loaded with info and turns your phone into a tilt gauge. It uses GPS to give you exact tilt for any day of the year and you can input any coordinates and get tilt specs for anywhere on earth.
     My App is simply called Solar Tilt.
    Thanks for that tip. Seems that Google feels that I "update" Google Play or it will not work. Of course they wanted me to agree to let them "back up" all of my data first. I said no and am certain that will stop them from mining all of my data.  ;)
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  • littleharbor2
    littleharbor2 Solar Expert Posts: 2,102 ✭✭✭✭✭
    #35
    Bummer.  There's got to be a way around this. Wish I was more tech savvy. I've had mine for years and I'm sure I didn't need to back up anything. Hope you work it out. It's a really cool and useful app. If nothing more for the highly accurate angle finder. You set your phone on edge on the surface of your panel(s) and you instantly know your tilt.

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  • softdown
    softdown Solar Expert Posts: 3,895 ✭✭✭✭
    #36
    littleharbor2 said:
    Bummer.  There's got to be a way around this. Wish I was more tech savvy. I've had mine for years and I'm sure I didn't need to back up anything. Hope you work it out. It's a really cool and useful app. If nothing more for the highly accurate angle finder. You set your phone on edge on the surface of your panel(s) and you instantly know your tilt.
    Sorry for the misunderstanding. Google Play updates are what prevented me from adding another app. for awhile. Google Play was a very long update. 

    The constant stream of Google and Microsoft updates are irritating. Especially when one finds they frequently download more data than they update. Coupled with their reputation. 

    I have the Solar Tilt app now....thanks for that.
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  • BB.
    BB. Super Moderators, Administrators Posts: 33,613 admin
    #37
    Working for me now:

    http://solarpaneltilt.com/

    -Bill

    Near San Francisco California: 3.5kWatt Grid Tied Solar power system+small backup genset
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  • softdown
    softdown Solar Expert Posts: 3,895 ✭✭✭✭
    #38
    Here as well. 
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  • littleharbor2
    littleharbor2 Solar Expert Posts: 2,102 ✭✭✭✭✭
    #39
    BB. said:
    Working for me now:

    http://solarpaneltilt.com/

    -Bill


    Bill, Have you seen , or used the app Solar Tilt?

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  • DanS26
    DanS26 Solar Expert Posts: 269 ✭✭✭
    #40
    Another way to get tilt angle of any surface is to download an app called     iHandy Level

    Not solar related but works great to find a tilt angle for any surface.
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  • softdown
    softdown Solar Expert Posts: 3,895 ✭✭✭✭
    #41
    DanS26 said:
    Another way to get tilt angle of any surface is to download an app called     iHandy Level

    Not solar related but works great to find a tilt angle for any surface.
    Giving it a shot with 4.5 stars. Sure seems like half the stuff has about 4.4 stars. I would also bet that many of the one star raters were borderline idiotic. 
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  • BB.
    BB. Super Moderators, Administrators Posts: 33,613 admin
    #42
    I have not used the solar tilt software (or much of any solar gear. I was not in the business).

    Bill
    Near San Francisco California: 3.5kWatt Grid Tied Solar power system+small backup genset
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  • littleharbor2
    littleharbor2 Solar Expert Posts: 2,102 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 2018 #43
    BB. said:
    I have not used the solar tilt software (or much of any solar gear. I was not in the business).

    Bill

    It's just a simple, free app for your phone. Fun to play with also.

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