Re: [RE-wrenches] Fire damage

2018-05-04 Thread jay
The key here is how much? Assuming they have to take them off the roof, and assuming its pretty clear that there was no fire damage and that they were a name brand and no more than 3 years old. And now you need to get large pallets, and you won’t have any spacing for the modules. They are going

Re: [RE-wrenches] Fire damage

2018-05-04 Thread Starlight Solar Power Systems
Kris, With liquidation companies like Sun Electronics, where I see a new 280 Watt module for about $100 and some used 300W for 84 bucks, why would you consider used, possibly damaged modules that need to be removed and tested? There is “cheap" and there is “a fool and his money”. I recommend ch

Re: [RE-wrenches] Fire damage

2018-05-04 Thread Rick Brown
I would talk to a module manufacturer’s technical rep. rick brown SolShine Energy Alternatives, LLC Electrical & Solar Contracting Services www.SolShineEnergyAlternatives.com Check, Virginia 24072 540.808.9502 VA Class A Contractor Lic# 2705147660 VA Master Electrician Lic# 2710062762 VA Alterna

Re: [RE-wrenches] Fire damage

2018-05-04 Thread Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar
Are they worth it? I might tell someone to take a chance if they were Sunpower/Panasonic/LG mono panels:) > Best to use a PV Analyzer to get accurate tests results > Jerry > > On Fri, May 4, 2018, 7:07 AM Kristopher Schmid > wrote: > >> Greetings wrenches, >> >> I have a client that is looking

Re: [RE-wrenches] Fire damage

2018-05-04 Thread Jerry Shafer
Best to use a PV Analyzer to get accurate tests results Jerry On Fri, May 4, 2018, 7:07 AM Kristopher Schmid wrote: > Greetings wrenches, > > I have a client that is looking to buy some salvaged modules off of a > building that was near a fire. What kind of potential issues can you > anticipate

Re: [RE-wrenches] Fire damage

2018-05-04 Thread Gary Willett
Kris: So many variables and potential performance concerns with fire damage depending of the number of modules involved, and how close the modules were to the fire, and/or the ambient temperature and duration to which the modules were subjected. Depending on

[RE-wrenches] Fire damage

2018-05-04 Thread Kristopher Schmid
Greetings wrenches, I have a client that is looking to buy some salvaged modules off of a building that was near a fire. What kind of potential issues can you anticipate? Smoke, heat, etc. Would it be enough to just test voc and isc for a known cell temp and irradiance in addition to a visual i