I was searching the forums for information on Peimar modules and this is all that came up. Does anyone have any experience with recently produced PERC modules from them? They are being offered through my distribution network at an attractive price, but I am a bit skeptical.
Jason Szumlanski On Tue, Aug 14, 2018, 12:38 PM Luke Christy <sgsrenewab...@gmail.com> wrote: > Ray, > I just saw the same sort of thing on 2-year-old Peimar modules. In my > case, there were visible hot spots that had burned through the backsheet in > several places on several modules. In some places it was just small > blisters, in others there was a clearly melted area of the backsheet. The > hot spots seemed clearly associated with the cells that had cracks, but > they were always at the edges and corners of cells. Unfortunately I did not > have access to an IR camera to view them under load in the sun. > > The manufacturer replaced them under warranty, but I’m not pleased with > these modules at all. > > > -Luke Christy > > NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional™: > > > > Solar Gain Services, LLC > PO Box 531 > Monte Vista, CO. 81144 > sgsrenewab...@gmail.com <sgsrenewab...@gmail.com> > 719.588.3044 > www.sgsrenewables.com > > > Hi All; >> >> I've had a colleague ask that I post a couple pictures of what appears to >> be cracks in cells under the glass. The glass is not damaged. These are >> Sun Edison modules, so apparently no warranty. Has anyone seen this, and >> are these possibly dangerous (hot spots) or is this nothing to worry >> about? An Infrared camera did not show any issues. >> >> As always your invaluable input is always appreciated. >> >> Thanks, >> >> -- >> Ray Walters >> Remote Solar >> 303 505-8760 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> List sponsored by Redwood Alliance >> >> List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org >> >> Change listserver email address & settings: >> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >> >> List-Archive: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html >> >> List rules & etiquette: >> www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm >> >> Check out or update participant bios: >> www.members.re-wrenches.org >> >> >> > <20171012_134319.jpg>_______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > >
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