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Question Solar panel add on(s) suggestions

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Greetings all, I would like to know if there are any suggestions on Solar panel add ons. They must be dockable on both sides of the Solar panel so it can be docked in the middle of two objects. And it can't be the MBR-ITS add on.
It also cannot require dozens of add ons to use it.

Thank you.
 
This seems significantly less rational. Why not?
I'm guessing because MBR-ITS can't connect to a docking port, therefore you can't use it on a custom space station.
 
I'm pretty sure it can connect to docking ports, I may be wrong though
 
one third of it does. From the manual:

MBR ITS Manual said:
In short, ITS3/4 must be dock on your station by a classical docking port.
ITS5 uses an Attachment point to ITS3/4 (parent)
ITS6 uses an Attachment point to ITS5 (parent)
You can attach a new ITS5 on ITS6 by a attach point, etc (don’t forget to rename it to avoid a conflict name).
 
That is done because docking ports cannot be rotated via animation but attachent points can. So the first truss segment is attached with a docking port and the rotation point is outboard of that, allowing the auto and manual rotation aspect of the MBR-ITS to be simulated.

EDIT:There are older Solar truss addons that use docking ports on both attaching ends. But there is no rotation animation with these addons. So it depends on what you are looking for.

One Example:
[nomedia="http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=3056"]Solar Truss Module[/nomedia]
 
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I use solaris by the Mir2 add on. I already have tried ITS solar panels. Plus the fact that it must be dockable on both sides makes my custom space station work. without both sideds nothing would be able to work woth this. I'm really looking for ISS solar panels.
 
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