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SilverbackMP said:
The look like nine conventional panels on each tracker in a landscape orientation to me.
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Are we looking at the same photo?

If they’re half cut panels they are three across the top in portrait and one on the bottom in landscape but that leaves a half panel in the lower corner that looks square. If they’re not half cut panels then there are nine, but they would be either nearly or perfectly square. Never seen a truly square panel, even 20 year old 75-100w ones were rectangular.
 
Balrog006 said:
Are we looking at the same photo?

If they’re half cut panels they are three across the top in portrait and one on the bottom in landscape but that leaves a half panel in the lower corner that looks square. If they’re not half cut panels then there are nine, but they would be either nearly or perfectly square. Never seen a truly square panel, even 20 year old 75-100w ones were rectangular.
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I have a couple Renogy 115W bifacials and they are 30.9"*30":

 
Balrog006 said:
Are we looking at the same photo?

If they’re half cut panels they are three across the top in portrait and one on the bottom in landscape but that leaves a half panel in the lower corner that looks square. If they’re not half cut panels then there are nine, but they would be either nearly or perfectly square. Never seen a truly square panel, even 20 year old 75-100w ones were rectangular.
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Perspective. Look at the top right mount. Just 9 panels in landscape, three rows, three columns.
 
Balrog006 said:
Of virtually square panels? If yes then I agree. My point was square panels are uncommon-compared to standard rectangular ones.
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But they aren’t square. As I said, look at the top right. Regular black rectangular panels in landscape orientation 3x3. The other panels are slimming down laterally due optical perspective.

Same way my panels look like this from my mom’s porch:

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But in reality they are more like this:

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SilverbackMP said:
But they aren’t square. As I said, look at the top right. Regular black rectangular panels in landscape orientation 3x3. The other panels are slimming down laterally due optical perspective.

Same way my panels look like this from my mom’s porch:

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But in reality they are more like this:

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I just don’t see what you’re describing, we must be looking at different pictures
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Zwy said:
They specify not to use sonotubes, the whole is to be drilled or dug using a hoe and filled with concrete. This is due to not wanting to disturb the surrounding soil.
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It's very hard to convince people not to put sonotubes below ground if you need the stability. So kudos to them for specifically calling that out.
 
rhino said:
It's very hard to convince people not to put sonotubes below ground if you need the stability. So kudos to them for specifically calling that out.
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I like the idea of sticking them a bit below ground and then adding clay/top soil (after it’s poured) and tamping the ever living crap out of them to create a bell shaped concrete shape. RR buildings (YouTube) does this on pole buildings.

There are specialized (and expensive) post hole augers that do the same. This is the more DIY friendly form. Of course, I tend to over do. Lol.
 
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