Belize panels [RE-wrenches]

[Doug Pratt]

Hi Kurt,

  Oh yes, I DO know about these panels!  Siemens inspected them and said "not
our problem, no warranty, and we aren't going to fix them", or words to that
effect.  My best guess is that the j-boxes were broken when the hurricane pulled
everything apart, but Siemens isn't telling why they aren't going to honor the
warranty.  Siemens WILL sell the new j-boxes for about $12, but they will NOT
under any conditions warranty the modules, repaired or not.  So the modules
could be repaired, and they're probably a good buy for do-it-yourselfer types,
but with no warranty they're worth a LOT less.  I think RG offered them about
$1/watt for this batch, so small wonder they're fishing with you again.  Watch
yer ass!

-Doug Pratt


kurtj12 at aol.com wrote:

> doug and any wrenches that might find this humerous,
> scroll down and check out this message that the folks in belize sent to me.
> there is no way in hell that i'd buy these things, but its obvoius that real
> goods decided against buying them. i'm curious to know whether it is true
> that siemens has inpected these and whether they are really backing them. i
> doubt it. doug do you know anything about this?
> kurt johnson
> the solar guys
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> Subject: Solar panels
> Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2001 11:02:25 -0500
> From: National Health Products <nhpro at mindspring.com>
> To: kurtj12 at aol.com
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> Hello Kurt: We still have 514 solar panels that have corroded J boxes. The
> J boxes can be replaced by purchasing them for about $12.00 from Siemens.
> We had these panels inspected by a Siemens official yesterday and he said
> they are still very excellent and have at least a 25 year life span
> remaining, except for the damaged J boxes. Are you interested in such
> panels? We can sell them for a minimal price of $150 a panel. That's about
> $25.00 to $30.00 less than what you said you would pay for the operational
> panels.You can still make money on these panels. Siemens said that the
> removal and replacement should not be too difficult for a person who is
> familiar with solar panels. They said that they would work with whomever
> buys them to get them back to operational status. They cannot continue a
> warranty on them. Give me a call if you are interested. Thank you. Clark
> McClelland
> 800-537-7671

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