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Old 18-07-2020, 06:55   #16
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Re: Is this solar panel worht keeping?
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so. it appears that we are not alone in having panels with similar appearance that still work more or less normally. Does anyone know what causes this appearance change, and why it seems to have little effect?

Just curious...

Jim

Imho one of the compounds starts gassing over time. I interpret the damage as slight internal de-lamination from sun heat, over time.


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