That one almost looks like a hot spot. If magnification could turn encapsulant brown, I would wonder if you shot the temperature on it, if it might not be quite a bit hotter than the rest of the cell.
Bill Dorsett Sunwrights Manhattan, KS -----Original Message----- From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Larry Crutcher, Starlight Solar Power Systems Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 6:13 PM To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Canadian Solar "blemish" That looks like the Canadian Solar blemished modules sold by Sun Electronics. I have seen MANY of those marks. I believe glue or some similar material is changing color in the sun. Here's my picture of one. _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Options & settings: 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 List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org