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BP replaced all 12 of my underperforming Solarex MSX64s under warranty
around 2002. Allan Sindelar On 6/8/2010 6:37 PM, Bill Loesch wrote: Fellow Wrenches, I'm still interested if _any_ takeover manufacturer has ever supported the previous warranty.In regards to the local ET Solar presentation, and a follow up phone call to their California location, I have misstated that there is _any_ warranty once ET goes bust. (Evidently, that piece of training was too technical for me to get it right the first time.????) Apologies, Bill Loesch Solar 1 - Saint Louis Solar ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Loesch" <solar1onl...@charter.net> To: "RE-wrenches" <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 2:56 PM Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Astopower 120 failure Fellow Wrenches, Is there any variation in the "business model" of _any_ other takeover of now defunct module manufacturers? e.g.. Siemens - Shell - SolarWorld? I was recently at one of the solar industries current profit centers, dba "training", which featured, among others, ET Solar (single and multicrystal manufacturer based in China). The subject of warranty came up and the presenter stated that their quality and power output warranty was backed up with warranty insurance such that if ET would not be around in ten days or ten/twenty years the insurance would still be available. Comments? Thanks, Bill Loesch Solar 1 - Saint Louis Solar ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Brooks" <billbroo...@yahoo.com> To: "'RE-wrenches'" <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 10:46 AM Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Astopower 120 failure Carl and David, Of course this means nothing related to the AstroPower warranty. The lawyers at GE Energy were very careful to wait until AstroPower was officially dead before they bought the Equipment to make modules from them. There is no warranty--even though they are materially identical to the early GE product. In the U.S. we call that "business". Bill. -----Original Message----- From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of David Brearley Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 8:32 AM To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Astopower 120 failure Carl, Here's an excerpt from a news release that went out in late-December: "Motech Industries Inc. (6244. TW) has signed an agreement to acquire GE Energy¹s (NYSE: GE) Delaware solar module assembly operation. The plant, which is located in Newark, Delaware assembles crystalline silicon based photovoltaic modules and currently employs 75 people. Financial terms were not disclosed. With the acquisition, Motech will be granted the rights to use GE Energy¹s module trademark for two years. In addition, Motech will assume the responsibility to provide warranty services to GE¹s existing module clients. Motech has been a supplier of solar cells to GE Energy for the past four years." David Brearley, Senior Technical Editor SolarPro magazine NABCEP Certified PV Installer On 6/8/10 10:13 AM, "Carl Hansen" <solar...@cybermesa.com> wrote:I have a warrantee issue with an Astropower 120, from what I've read it seems GE bought them out. Does anyone have contact info at hand for GE ? The panel is showing two burn marks on the backing at the point of two adjacent solder joints on one cell. 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