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November 8, 2023: Post bases for solar array

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Putting in the solar array base. We hade weed mat in place and we're ready to install the post bases and beams for the solar array base. The first part was to locate and set one post. Everything else was based on that. We wanted room to walk past the array with a wide  load , maybe even a golf cart (aspirational), so that's why you want to think about that first post. Once a post was in we  measured eight feet and set the second post. For the third and fourth we used the Pythagorean theorum (A squared + B squared=C squared), also known as the 3-4-5 method. You can use what works for you, you just want them mostly parallel and squareish. Here are a couple of YouTubes about that. Using the Pythagorean theorum   Using the 3-4-5 method The post bases were very straightforward to install using a post level. It's the orange thing attached to the post below, about $7.00 and well worth it, because even flat ground is not really level. Ground screw post bases are good ...