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System Fire Class Rating: Class A for low slope roofs with Type I & Type II Modules
Mechanical Load Rating: See

Appendix C: UL 2703 Electrical Grounding

Polar Bear® III HD 5 Degree

Installation Manual

Document Number 9910034 Rev F
Jan 2019

Summary of Contents for Polar Bear III HD 5 Degree

Page 1: ...1845 Tel 1 978 688 4900 www panelclaw com System Fire Class Rating Class A for low slope roofs with Type I Type II Modules Mechanical Load Rating See Appendix C UL 2703 Electrical Grounding Polar Bear...

Page 2: ...F Edited tray installation details CN C C00471 05 DEC 16 Added ground lug picture and torque requirements Clarification of UL section Added system label location information CN D C00480 03 FEB 17 HD...

Page 3: ...n 7 Step 1 Attach Claws to Modules Prep 7 Step 2 Set up Spacer Stick 7 Step 3 Build Northern Row of Modules 8 Step 4 Install Array Row By Row 14 Step 5 Electrical Grounding 16 Appendix A Safety 17 App...

Page 4: ...E OEM PROVIDERS INSTALLATION MANUALS AND RELATED LITERATURE A LIST OF OEM PROVIDERS IS SHOWN BELOW OEM MECHANICAL ATTACHMENT PROVIDERS Anchor Products www anchorp com OMG Roofing Products www omgroofi...

Page 5: ...ast Tray fastener Kit Ballast Mechanical Attachments System Accessories Ballast Block Customer supplied See Appendix F Ballast Blocks OMG Roofing Products PowerGrip PowerGrip Plus PowerGrip Universal...

Page 6: ...ance where applicable Block must be specified so that it maintains its weight over the life of the system Mechanical Attachment design dependent Designed with OMG Roofing Products PowerGrip PowerGrip...

Page 7: ...ug 1 5 Press Claw tab against module frame and tighten bolt to 8 10 ft lb 96 120 in lb of torque Figure 1 1 6 Repeat Steps 2 through 5 for the second Claw Figure 1 Claw Placement on Module Step 2 Set...

Page 8: ...Polar Bear III HD 5 Degree Installation Manual 9910034 Rev F 8 Figure 2 Spacer Stick Step 3 Build Northern Row of Modules 4x Adjustable Spacer Stick Bracket...

Page 9: ...s 3 4 In the example below the western most Support roof pads must be lined up with north south snap line North edge Support roof pads must align with east west snap line Leave the Spacer Stick in pla...

Page 10: ...to align with the slots Ballast Trays must overlap on the second Support Figure 5 Figure 5 Placing a Ballast Tray on the 1st and 2nd Supports in the northern most row 3 8 Install a 20 serrated bolt o...

Page 11: ...the North Supports Figure 3 3 12 Carry the module with Claws installed to the north east or west corner and align the high side Claw holes identified as 5D Figure 6 with the Support hole found on top...

Page 12: ...E All end of row Ballast Trays must be bolted to both the first and second support in from the array edge End trays do not need to be flush with the edge of the module for all none north array edges W...

Page 13: ...Long Ballast Trays together where they may overlap about the center of the module Ballast Block Overlap on 2 nd support from end of row At the end of the row the Ballast Trays will overlap on the 2nd...

Page 14: ...e on the upper mounting holes of the Supports in the previous row Reference the Racking Construction Set to determine which of the upper mounting holes is used based on the location of the module with...

Page 15: ...st or west to align with the closest slots Thread a bolt onto each of the pre installed Rivet Nuts and torque to 8 10 ft lb 96 120 in lb Figure 10 Installation of the South Tray Reference Detail A she...

Page 16: ...ers may opt to use multiple lugs per sub array for redundancy When grounding devices are installed according with the approved methodology and capacity below the connections described above meet all t...

Page 17: ...Such hazards should be identified and caution should be taken to avoid tripping over such components Refer to the Fall Hazards section specifically if working with the Polar Bear product line Make sur...

Page 18: ...all hand and power tools should be regulated and controlled at all times on site to prevent improper use and related injuries When not in use all equipment should be stored in a secured location Only...

Page 19: ...same manner as the north row with the Supports flipped 180 and tucked under the module Figure 11 Inside Corners with Northern Exposure to Wind Roof Cricketing or Roof Waviness 1 Shim Pads may be used...

Page 20: ...orrosion If found they should be immediately replaced or remedied in accordance with the system installation instructions System Ground Path The system ground path follows through the Tyco lug Ballast...

Page 21: ...ays have a hole to which this grounding device lug can be attached see Figure 13 In an array that requires multiple bonding jumpers to satisfy the equipotential requirements each bonding jumper should...

Page 22: ...ing paths System Ground Path The system ground path follows through the Module to the Tyco lug into the ballast tray via a solid 12 or 10 AWG Cu bonding jumper The conductor size should be selected in...

Page 23: ...re is run through every Tyco solid wire grounding assembly on the Ballast Tray and secured per Tyco Electronics Corporation LLC specifications www te com See Figure 16 To attach the Tyco grounding dev...

Page 24: ...dule to Racking to Module Bonding Path Ground Path through Support Typical North South Module to Module Bonding Path Connect ballast trays to modules using a single continuous solid copper wire per ro...

Page 25: ...2703 Fire Classification The system has a Fire Class A rating for low slope roofs with Type I and Type II modules when the following requirements are met System is installed over a fire resistant roof...

Page 26: ...S STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT INSTALLERS WEIGH SEVERAL BLOCKS ON SITE TO ENSURE THAT BLOCK WEIGHTS MATCH THE WEIGHT OF THE BLOCKS SPECIFIED IN PANELCLAW S RACKING CONSTRUCTION SET DRAWINGS BLOCK WEIGHT...

Page 27: ...ack the Shim Pads as needed to get the suitable height a maximum of 2 Shim Pads can be stacked Notes Shim Pads installation is not required on all three pads select the appropriate locations and stack...

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