Below images are of our first free standing DART-1 Prototype:

This DART unit has been relocated 3 times, and had several upgrade changes over the past years.

As this prototype was largely manufactured out of Scrap material, the main change we recommend to anyone wanting to Manufacture there own DART Unit, would be to use a larger Diameter Mast, as even though this unit has been purposely left in High Wind conditions, it has never bent, the 60mm Water Pipe used as the Mast is to small a diameter as it flexes.

Free standing Foundation frame & Base plate, that could be fixed in place by short Ground Screws on each corner for additional safety.

1st prototype Mast Hinge.

Foundation & Planter Ballast box Assembly.

Assembling Mast.

3mt heigh Mast.

Fitting Double Slew Bearing & Racking.

Fitting Control Housing & Module.

Awakens 6:30AM, looking from East.

7:00AM, Full 500W Generation per hour until Sunset.

12AM Facing North, looking from East.

12AM Facing North, from West side.

A cheap shadow tool to see a DART's accuracy.

Fitting 8 Ton Hydraulic Hi-lift Jack to Mast Hinge.

See how the 8 Ton Hydraulic Jack is fitted.

Located at Lovedale 10AM, facing North/East.

Setting up the electronics at Lovedale.

Located at Lovedale, facing West 7PM looking from the South.

Located at Lovedale, 7PM looking from the West.

Fully Tilted to harvest the last Solar rays @7PM facing West.

Chinese DART Controller Module uses Relays.

Polish DART Controller Module uses Automotive MOSFETS.

What Hight are the solar panels in the Stow Position ?

This prototype DART unit is now mounted onto a box Trailer.

However the Panels in the Horizontal Night or High Wind Stow Position can be manufactured to provide between 200cm~300cm ground clearance.

These DART units can be manufactured higher to compensate for the surrounding Shading from Trees, Buildings &/or Terrain, but this will make the installation more unstable in Very Gusty Winds during the 2~3 minutes it takes the Racking to automatically Stow to Horizontal position.