"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
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I'm kinda surprised that no PEs have suggested that the existing
glass
window wasn't designed to be handled in the manner Eric is
suggesting.
That's some major torque in what? A 2sq/in area on each side.


Ungluing the window should reduce the load on the glass unless its
latch is too constraining. My hatch is all glass below the hinge bar.
The latch is a hook through a squared loop, like a car door, that
allows some sideways motion. Unlike a door there are no locating
wedges to control side play. However the lower door which supports the
spare wheel has a large metal "wedge striker" restraining it on the
latch side.

You bought the HF solar panel kit, right? One of the Schottkys that
blocks reverse leakage out to the panels failed short on mine. I
replaced both with one 10A 50V Schottky diode. A temporary silicon
diode's higher voltage drop cost about 0.1A at 2A.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0056RHMCG/..._26725410_item
I needed several Si diode replacements elsewhere, and shipping from
other 'cheaper' sources brought them to about the same total. Their
reverse leakage jumps above ~100uA at 48-50V as though they were
rejects from an automatic tester. It's respectably low up to 30V.
Above 4A forward current they heat up, as shown by a dropping VF.
Below it VF holds steady.

jsw