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Why can’t we make those things cheaper?
by bilsbie 3y ago
Why can’t we make those things cheaper?
- htag 3y agoLabour: Having people climb around roofs is dangerous, and people with dangerous work expect higher compensation. Inverter: Cost of materials, assembly, and QA. You want good stuff for the amount of current passing through. Cabling: Cabling is mostly materials in cost. Conductive metals are expensive. Metal Mounting: It's heavy, and requires lots of raw material and expensive equipment to create it.
- nocoiner 3y agoBut presumably it’s cheaper for the average HN reader to hire a skilled tradesman to do the install than to take the, say, 2% chance of a debilitating fall from the roof?