Repairing module glass [RE-wrenches]

[Doug Pratt]

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Not possible Conrad. The glass is much, much thicker than the silicon
wafers, and the EVA glue sets up like silicone. I've known folks who glued
another sheet of glass or lexan over top of the broken glass. If you seal it
up before *any* moisture gets in, the module will continue to function, but
at about a 25% reduction in power because of all the refracting glass edges.
If moisture has gotten in, forget it. Corrosion will kill the module in a
few months.

-Doug Pratt

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While on the topic of module repair, anybody know of a way to get the
shattered glass seperated from the silicone to try to slavage the cells?
: (
Conrad Geyser
Cotuit Solar

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