Lock up your solar panels to prevent theft
These panels cost a lot of money and they would make an easy target for a thief to steal for some quick cash. An article at insidebayarea.com documents how a guy climbed up on the roof of a school at night and stole $70,000 worth of solar panels and then attempted to sell them on Craigslist. We need to make more of an effort to protect our investments in off-the-grid power.
Here is one idea for securing panels that I am implementing using locks.
Drill a hole in the solar panel frame to attach a lock. Then drill holes in a pole concreted to the ground. Attach locks with a chain to make it harder for theives to take the panel.
The drill bits are titanium coated.
Drill press was used to drill holes into a steel pipe.
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