Have you installed these Alex? I have specified them for a upcoming, local, grid-tied system here in heavy snow country because there is no frame to peel off from ice dams. The mounting system looks highly complicated/confusing. Can you (or any other list members who have worked with these) share with me your installation experience? Thanks, Todd On Wednesday, July 27, 2011 9:34pm, "Alex Cozine" <acdc.coz...@gmail.com> said:
SIlicon energy modules has glass front and back. VERY Durable. [http://www.silicon-energy.com/pdf/SiE-Cascade-Spec-Sheet-V8.2-Rev070111.pdf] http://www.silicon-energy.com/pdf/SiE-Cascade-Spec-Sheet-V8.2-Rev070111.pdf almost bullet proof. On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 9:26 PM, Ray Walters <[mailto:r...@solarray.com] r...@solarray.com> wrote: My mistake, I just found a spec sheet on the Unisolar 64, and it specifically advertises "No glass" and "unbreakable". I worked on systems with them before, but never sold them, so I assumed the textured top surface was tempered glass all these years. Many pardons, Ray On 7/27/2011 9:21 PM, Carl Emerson wrote: Hi Guys, The discontinued Unisolar US64 did not have any glass on the face. A great product, a shame they stopped manufacture. Carl Emerson Free Power Co. Web [http://www.freepower.co.nz] www.freepower.co.nz Hi Marco; Regular modules are designed to take quite an impact. I recall one manufacturer that fired 1" ice balls with an air cannon at their modules, and then let visitors throw baseballs at them. It seems the foul balls would be at a lower velocity than a person could throw, but I don't know. Also the Unisolar 64 module has a glass face, so I just don't know of a framed module without glass. Possibly you could add a sheet of Lexan (polycarbonate, very tough and transparent) over the top of the array. I would think the losses would be less than 10%. [http://www.modernplastics.com/lexan.html] http://www.modernplastics.com/lexan.html Home Depot sells a corrugated polycarbonate clear roofing panel that could possibly be attached over the top of the module. [http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1v/R-100049922/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053] http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1v/R-100049922/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053 I've run over it, stomped it, dropped tools on it, it pops right out, no cracking. Ray On 7/26/2011 10:58 PM, Marco Mangelsdorf wrote: I’m looking to install a 10-20 kW system on a roof that’s going to be getting falling foul balls from a nearby baseball field. The roof is not appropriate for any of the Uni-Solar peel-n-stick products. Any recommendations for anything else out there that does not have a glass glazing?Hi Marco Thanks, marco Marco Mangelsdorf, President 69 Railroad Avenue, A-7 Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 [tel:%28808%29%20969-3281%2C%20934] (808) 969-3281, 934-7462 facsimile [http://www.provisiontechnologies.com] www.provision-solar.com _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: [mailto:RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org] RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Options & settings: [http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org] http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: [http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org] http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: [http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm] www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: [http://www.members.re-wrenches.org] www.members.re-wrenches.org _______________________________________________List sponsored by Home Power magazineList Address: [mailto:RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org] re-wrenc...@lists.re-wrenches.orgOptions & settings:[http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org] http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.orgList-Archive: [http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org] http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.orgList rules & etiquette:[http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm] www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htmCheck out participant bios:[http://www.members.re-wrenches.org] www.members.re-wrenches.org _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: [mailto:RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org] RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Options & settings: [http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org] http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: [http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org] http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: [http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm] www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: [http://www.members.re-wrenches.org] www.members.re-wrenches.org -- Alex Cozine NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer™ Brothers Electric & Solar [http://brotherselectricsolar.com] brotherselectricsolar.com Sent from Finest Planet WebMail.
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