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APEX First row installation

Use a string line to make sure the bottom 

row is straight and then tighten the bottom 

side bolts to secure in place

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*Place End clamp and 

End Splice to the base 

for alignment.

First row alignment

Please tighten slide bolt to the base before 

installing panel or when making alignment for 

straight line. Torque M8x9 bolt with 106 in-lbs. 

(12N.m). 

IMPORTANT!!

Option ; Use tapping screw from the other side 

on pillar for Snow area and or more span to 

install brackets based on the PE report.

A 6.0 mm stainless steel set screw SHCS attaches the Base to the Pillar with an installation torque of 9.0 ft-lb. A 

12.0 mm stainless steel set screw stud attaches the Pillar to the U-D Bracket, and is field adjustable up and 

down. A 8.0 mm stainless steel SHCS and conical stainless steel star washer attaches either the End or Mid 

Clamp to the U-D Bracket with the higher of either a minimum installation torque of 12.0 ft-lb or the minimum 

installation torque indicated in the Roof Tech Installation manual for the specific PV panel being installed. 

Tech note

Summary of Contents for RT-APEX

Page 1: ...nstallation Diagram 1 APEX Base installation 2 APEX Clamp location 3 APEX Splice location 4 APEX First row installation 5 APEX Skirt First Row Installation 6 APEX Second Middle Row Installation 8 APEX End Row Installation 9 APEX Floating End Splice Ridge row 10 APEX Floating Splice Eaves row 11 ...

Page 2: ...APEX installation diagram 1 Base PV Panel Base PV Panel Rafter installation Deck installation ...

Page 3: ...APEX Base installation R R logo on top left of the base should always be on the ridge side when installing 2 Screws for Rafter installation 5 Screws for Deck installation 2 Base PV Panel ...

Page 4: ...p Middle Clamp Note Installation on Ridge side end End clamp must be un tighten and rotated 180 degrees to fix panels on the ridge side Bottom clamp stays in the same position Only the end clamp needs to be turned 3 Base PV Panel ...

Page 5: ...e location End Splice Middle Splice Note End splice must be un tighten and rotated 180 degrees to fix panels on the ridge side bottom clamp stays in the same position Only the end splice needs to be turned 4 Base ...

Page 6: ... for Snow area and or more span to install brackets based on the PE report A 6 0 mm stainless steel set screw SHCS attaches the Base to the Pillar with an installation torque of 9 0 ft lb A 12 0 mm stainless steel set screw stud attaches the Pillar to the U D Bracket and is field adjustable up and down A 8 0 mm stainless steel SHCS and conical stainless steel star washer attaches either the End or...

Page 7: ...ide in skirt to End clamp Place skirt all the way in Push down End clamp Place PV panel into End clamp Fix End clamp to place skirt and panel at same time Tighten the end clamp to 142in lbs 16N m or 159 31in lbs 18N m Check Bonding clip is pre installed Universal End clamp Up to 1 3 8 inch height adjustment Integrated cable holder tray RT APEX End Clamp Skirt installation steps 6 IMPORTANT 1 8 inc...

Page 8: ...irts and fixing location shall be A or B location to fix skirt tight Universal End clamp Up to 1 3 8 height adjustment Integrated cable holder tray Bonding RT APEX End Splice Skirt Splice installation note 7 A location B location End Splice shall be fixed with PV panels at the same time ...

Page 9: ...Universal Middle clamp Up to 1 3 8 height adjustment Integrated cable holder tray RT APEX Middle Clamp IMPORTANT Height adjustment shall be done after panels are fixed or lower rows are fixed 8 Torque middle clamp Tighten the end clamp to 142in lbs 16N m or 159 31in lbs 18N m Place the PV panel in to the middle clamp NO need to un tighten clamps after PV Panel is placed IMPORTANT ...

Page 10: ... Manual there is no need to rotate the top clamp IMPORTANT Slide End clamp toward to PV Panel frame And tighten Side bolt to fix base and clamp Tighten End clamp and PV panel Tighten the end clamp to 142in lbs 16N m or 159 31in lbs 18N m End clamp installation Height adjustment shall be done after panels are fixed Note End Splice clamp shall be installed same as regular End clamp Change the side o...

Page 11: ...rees to install the ridge floating splice panels on the ridge side this rotation only applies when using the end splice clamp on the ridge top row clamps On the eaves side always use a base with the end splice clamp 10 Base IMPORTANT Option of base rotation not applied on ridge side with floating splices ...

Page 12: ...talled between two adjacent PV modules Verify the PV module Installation Manual specifications for the floating Splice The maximum span between bases must be verified with the PE Stamped Letters and the max grd snow allowed for the skirt is 40 PSF 11 ...

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