Tim leads the morning safety talk
Tim leads the roof team: Al, Giora, Tom, Jay, and Billie Jo
Ricky, a LA CAUSA YouthBuild alumni, makes the roof penetration for the DC conduit run
Installing the first FastJack
Under the guidance of Team Leader Alan, the ground team (Ricky, Miguel, Rolando of San Gabriel Valley Conservation Corps, and Karen) installs the inverter
Ricky and Roger install the inverter mounting plate
Meanwhile, the roof team continues with the layout and installing the FastJacks and flashing
Giora and Tom team up
Jay and Billie Jo, our two ELASC all-stars, team up
Karen demonstrates the fine art of conduit bending
Using the reamer
Miguel, a LA CAUSA YouthBuild organizer, installs the DC conduit
Nice bends, ground team!
Getting hot up on the roof
Ricky and Tom make the conduit bend for the run to the junction box
Fits perfectly!
Time to get off the hot roof and splice the rails and install the WEEB ground lugs
Tom and Giora check the output of the modules and measure the effect of orientation, tilt, and shading
Prepping the modules
Layout is finished, inverter and conduit installed, rails and modules prepped, and delicious empanadas from Tito's Market - a successful first day! Big thanks to our great volunteers!
Back row: Tom, Billie Jo, Jay, Al, Ricky, Roger Front row: Michelle, Giora, Karen, Gloria, Anna, Susie Not pictured: Alan, Miguel, Rolando, Tim
Day 2: Up on the roof quickly before it gets too hot
Roger, Karen, and Tim install the rails
Jenean and Jay feed the fish tape into the conduit in preparation for the wire pull
Meanwhile, down below, Erin, Billie Jo, and Alan feed the wires back up to the roof
Lots of action on the roof! Larry, an ELASC instructor, Karen, Jay, Roger, Jenean, and Al get it done.
Grounding the rails across the splice kit
Installing the clamps in preparation for the modules
Jenean wires the junction box
Pre-wiring the home runs for the array
Here come the modules!
Nice pass!
Roger, Karen, Jay, and Jenean square the first module
Erin's turn to wire up the inverter
Got the thumbs up from Tim
L-R: Erin, Jenean, Billie Jo, Roger, Jay, Larry, Susie, Giora
L-R: Tim, Karen, Michelle, Erin, Al, Anna, Tom
Time for a watermelon break
Checking the system voltage
Gloria does the honors of flipping the switch
Yay! ... and then the 5 minute countdown...
The meter is spinning backwards! A happy homeowner!
The Day 2 team - Back row: Tim, Roger, Al, Tom, Jay, Erin, Billie Jo Front row: Michelle, Karen, Gloria, Susie, Jenean Not pictured: Alan, Anna
The view from the neighbor's yard
