I was thinking the same thing. I am leaving AZ across the southern part of the US. Am I close?
Kevin Pemberton
On 09/02/2010 01:40 PM, dr01allen wrote:
I'll go in with you on some.
where are they located?
da
--- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, Robert Wyatt <chupacerveza@...> wrote:
>
> Where are the panels? Can I buy a few?
> Robert
> Austin, TX
>
> Michael Brotherton wrote:
> >
> > I recently came in contact with someone who was given 280 BP solar
> > panels after
> > a gas station dismantled them. They say Pmax 42W, Max System Voltage
> > 250v, UL
> > Max sys 117V.... He gave me one with a crack in the glass to test
> > out... I
> > hooked up a volt meter today (very late in the day so not that much
> > sun) and it
> > read 80 volts. The cells are enclosed in 2 sheets of glass. I only have
> > experience with my 12V panel on my boat and haven't seen a high
> > voltage panel
> > until now. I guess these were meant for direct grid tie in.
> >
> > He's selling the panels for $40 each, but if I buy a bunch of them
> > he'll let
> > them go for $30 each. Just wondering what the groups input was as to
> > whether I
> > should make the purchase and possible ideas as to what I should do
> > with them.
> > They are pretty large and from what i've read online have a tendency
> > to gather
> > moisture in between the glass sheets. I could try to remove the sheet
> > of cells
> > from the glass and put them in something else.
> >
> > Any comments or ideas welcome
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Mike
> >
>
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