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Originally Posted by rmay635703
Back in ye olde times people would resell broken panels and broken pieces from panels.
If the panel was “smashed “ but not water damaged you would
1. Heat the panel up to ensure it’s totally dry
2. Test its output (if it still puts out significant voltage and current)
2a) There used to be supplies to “build your own” panels and you would reseal,
sometimes its output wasn’t much different .
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Output was half to 2/3 less than the original output. Plus they had gotten soaked. After the hail it rained hard for an hour.
You can buy degraded panels for like 20 to 30 cents a watt. Selling a degraded for $40 each is a lot more than they'll get for them trying to recycle them.
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Last edited by oil pan 4; 08-23-2024 at 10:11 AM..
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