BP panels vs. Photowatt [RE-wrenches]

[Allan Sindelar, Positive Energy, Inc.]

Travis,
Re Photowatt: The company has been around for a long time; I think Windy was
an early (early 80s) distributor.  The early ones were 55 and 75 (?) watt
single crystal modules, looked like yellowish Arcos.  I have yet to see one
that isn't still working, although once I resoldered a broke-off terminal
stud a la Arco's 16-2000.  Worked, too.
As I understand, the new modules are multicrystal, assembled in Albuquerque
of cells made in Spain (I could be off here). When they first came out the
price was pretty good ($3.75/W wh). It bought them a place in the market,
and it seemed like shortly thereafter everybody else was dropping their
price too. But I understand that the price has been steadily climbing of
late.
Allan at +E
----- Original Message -----
From: "Travis Creswell, Ozark Solar" <ozsolar at ipa.net>
Subject: Re: BP panels vs. Photowatt [RE-wrenches]


> The few PWX1000's (~10) that I have intsalled were the first  modules that
I
> EVER did short circuit current test on that that tested over the
> manufacturers spec and they charged at over the manufactuers spec.  I'm
not
> even correcting for incident insolation and ambient temp.  I was really
> impressed with them but I'm still not spec,ing them with any thing other
> than the occasional "hobby" systems or single panel RV system.  I'll wait
> until they have been around a while before I put 16 of them on top of 20'
> tracker.


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