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echo: homepowr
to: RICHARD JANK
from: MICHAEL WELCH
date: 1997-04-19 09:13:00
subject: SOLAR PANEL REPAIR?

 > I would like to know if anyone has ever repaired a broken or smashed 
 > solar panel (as in vandelism).  Existing panel construction was 
 > tempered glass with the solar modules on the back of the glass, 
 > covered with some conformal coating. The edges were sealed against 
 > weather.
It is very likely that the module will still have close to full power and 
will continue in that way for quite some time. Until you get corrosion from 
moisture infiltration. Unfortunately, for all practicl purposes it is nearly 
impossible to fix breached seals in modules.
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