Re: [RE-wrenches] Name that solar module guessing game!

2009-10-23 Thread James A. Hartley
, 2009 10:43 PM Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Name that solar module guessing game! Mick, The predecessor to the K-51 was the J-51 which had round Jboxes as you describe. They were located about 1/3rd of the way down from the edge of the module. Before those were the J48 and before those were

Re: [RE-wrenches] Name that solar module guessing game!

2009-10-23 Thread toddcory
My first modules had that kind of JB cover. Hoxan was the manufacturer. Do I win? Todd On Thursday, October 22, 2009 2:59pm, Mick Abraham m...@abrahamsolar.com said: Set the dials on the Wayback Machine, Wrenches! The modules which I wish to identify had bright blue polycrystal square cells,

Re: [RE-wrenches] Name that solar module guessing game!

2009-10-23 Thread Allan Sindelar
A. Hartley Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 7:20 AM To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Name that solar module guessing game! Could these modules be old Motorola Solavolts possibly? That's what Photocomm switched to marketing at one point in between its ARCO days and their later Kyocera times

Re: [RE-wrenches] Name that solar module guessing game!

2009-10-23 Thread Mick Abraham
Nice try, Todd, but~ Hoxan modules were single crystal only, right? Next caller, you're on the line... Mick Abraham, Proprietor www.abrahamsolar.com Voice: 970-731-4675 On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 7:35 PM, toddc...@finestplanet.com wrote: My first modules had that kind of JB cover. Hoxan was

Re: [RE-wrenches] Name that solar module guessing game!

2009-10-23 Thread Allan Sindelar
[mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of toddc...@finestplanet.com Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 7:35 PM To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Name that solar module guessing game! My first modules had that kind of JB cover. Hoxan was the manufacturer. Do I win? Todd

Re: [RE-wrenches] Name that solar module guessing game!

2009-10-23 Thread Mick Abraham
http://www.positiveenergysolar.com/ *From:* re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] *On Behalf Of * toddc...@finestplanet.com *Sent:* Thursday, October 22, 2009 7:35 PM *To:* RE-wrenches *Subject:* Re: [RE-wrenches] Name that solar

Re: [RE-wrenches] Name that solar module guessing game!

2009-10-23 Thread David Katz
Mick, If these modules have failed, it is a good bet that they are Kyocera J-51s David David Katz Chief Technical Officer AEE Solar 1155 Redway Drive P.O. Box 339 Redway, CA 95560 Tel (707) 825-1200 Fax (707) 825-1202 dk...@aeesolar.com mailto:da...@aeesolar.com www.aeesolar.com

Re: [RE-wrenches] Name that solar module guessing game!

2009-10-23 Thread Mick Abraham
The modules are not officially failed, but 16 of the 18 units are noticeably yellowed, and total array output is about 45% diminished from probable power ratings for these mystery modules. Since I cannot conclusively identify them without a climbing harness, an intrepid helper and a padded

Re: [RE-wrenches] Name that solar module guessing game!

2009-10-22 Thread Bob-O Schultze
Mick, The predecessor to the K-51 was the J-51 which had round Jboxes as you describe. They were located about 1/3rd of the way down from the edge of the module. Before those were the J48 and before those were the J45. That would be circa 1988-1994. Haven't seen any recently, but I recall