{"id":2001,"date":"2024-05-15T00:33:54","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T23:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jpxrv.com\/?page_id=2001"},"modified":"2024-05-18T02:00:48","modified_gmt":"2024-05-18T01:00:48","slug":"rv-projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jpxrv.com\/index.php\/rv-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"RV Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2001\" class=\"elementor elementor-2001\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7798b06c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7798b06c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-154c9cff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"154c9cff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tilting Solar Panel<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b23cf26 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b23cf26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is a How I did it Page, not a how too Page. I hope by sharing this info, it will help other with ideas to build their custom system.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73d97ac4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"73d97ac4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37191b9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"37191b9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d13f7f4 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d13f7f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Evolution of the Custom Tilt Device<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a4dc09c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3a4dc09c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13742bdd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13742bdd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c286be4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2c286be4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1512\" height=\"2016\" src=\"https:\/\/jpxrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7601-rotated.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2019\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpxrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7601-rotated.jpg 1512w, https:\/\/jpxrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7601-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/jpxrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7601-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jpxrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7601-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/jpxrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7601-600x800.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1512px) 100vw, 1512px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d0ffe76 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"4d0ffe76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Design Phase<\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">After watching a YouTube video that featured a tilting Solar Panel device, I went to work planning.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e6a15e3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3e6a15e3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f1e571f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7f1e571f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1512\" height=\"2016\" src=\"https:\/\/jpxrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7599-rotated.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2017\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpxrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7599-rotated.jpg 1512w, https:\/\/jpxrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7599-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/jpxrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7599-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jpxrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7599-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/jpxrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7599-600x800.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1512px) 100vw, 1512px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fa02c1a elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"7fa02c1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">R&amp;D Phase. Bench Testing.<\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">After a few failures on the test bench, we found the dimensions and angle for the actuator, and framing requirements. We also learned the pressure on the actuator was too high to attach this to the RV Roof. A Unistrut channel solved this issue by applying the load to the Unistrut channel and not the fasteners.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7047ba75 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7047ba75\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-417b2731 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"417b2731\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1512\" height=\"2016\" src=\"https:\/\/jpxrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7689-rotated.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2034\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpxrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7689-rotated.jpg 1512w, https:\/\/jpxrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7689-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/jpxrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7689-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jpxrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7689-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/jpxrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7689-600x800.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1512px) 100vw, 1512px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-442ead03 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"442ead03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Installation and additional features<\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Once we completed the bench testing it became clear the panels needed a safety latch. This was accomplished by allowing the actuator to slide on its lower mount, thus actuating our latch.<br>We also welded the center hinge and modified hinge that serves as our latch.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f8f0598 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2f8f0598\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:2021,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/jpxrv.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/IMG_7640-rotated.jpg&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:2027,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/jpxrv.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/IMG_7648-rotated.jpg&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:2026,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/jpxrv.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/IMG_7647-rotated.jpg&quot;}],&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5006,&quot;background_slideshow_ken_burns&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_ken_burns_zoom_direction&quot;:&quot;out&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18c18e6a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18c18e6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>This is the final mock-up before fabricating 8 of these.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Weight of tilt frame complete with actuator was 15 pounds.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b726273 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b726273\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d96f8a5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d96f8a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/jpxrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7681-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2031\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpxrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7681-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jpxrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7681-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jpxrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7681-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jpxrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7681-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/jpxrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7681-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/jpxrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7681.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e334758 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e334758\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/jpxrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7681-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2031\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jpxrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7681-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jpxrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7681-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jpxrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7681-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jpxrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7681-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/jpxrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7681-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/jpxrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7681.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4851b077 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4851b077\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15eded29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15eded29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Steps of the Fabrication Process<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-476235c e-grid e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"476235c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68bd1a8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"68bd1a8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">The frames and Solar Panels were installed as a Unit. Extra care was taken to protect the TPO roof. There are 8ea. number 10 wood screws set into pre-drilled holes filled with silicone sealant holding the two hinge points to the roof.\nThe Unistrut channel was also pre-drilled and filled with sealant prior to installing 1\/4\" Lag Screw with fender washers. 6 lag bolts were used per panel. All screws were then covered with self-leveling silicone from Class A Customs on Amazon.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ac21a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"0ac21a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">The <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tilting Solar Panel This is a How I did it Page, not a how too Page. I hope by sharing this info, it will help other with ideas to build their custom system. Evolution of the Custom Tilt Device Design Phase After watching a YouTube video that featured a tilting Solar Panel device, I went [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2001","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jpxrv.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2001","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jpxrv.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jpxrv.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jpxrv.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jpxrv.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2001"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/jpxrv.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2001\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2068,"href":"https:\/\/jpxrv.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2001\/revisions\/2068"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jpxrv.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}