[RE-wrenches] RE-wrenches Digest, Vol 2, Issue 1099

penobscotsolar at midmaine.com penobscotsolar at midmaine.com
Tue Oct 27 02:55:58 PDT 2009


      All REC modules manufactured in 2008 are being recalled. The have a
problem with thermal cycling over a period of time weakening a
contact in the j box. We have installed REC and think they are a
good panel. REC is paying us to go to Cat Island in the Bahamas to
replace 16 modules we have installed on a home down there. That is
plane fare, hotel, time and materials.
     Now that is a manufacturer who cares.

Daryl DeJoy
NABCEP Certified PV installer
Penobscot Solar Design





> I've used REC modules quite a bit and DO consider them top-notch. The
> recall
> was not ever on modules available in the U.S.. What's available here is
> the
> REC AE-US module. They have recent testing available on their web site.
> Module tolerances are very conservatively quoted compared to performance
> testing. REC uses silicon made in the U.S., and the modules are assembled
> at
> a hydro-powered plant in Norway. They have high environmental standards
> and
> are producing a high-quality module. It is true that the efficiency isn't
> the same as Sanyo, but neither is the price. We all know that $/watt ends
> up
> evening out in a lot of ways. If you have good roof space then REC can be
> an
> excellent choice.
>
> Rebecca Lundberg
> Powerfully Green, Minnesota
>
> On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 6:15 PM,
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>> Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:46:28 -0500
>> From: Drake Chamberlin <drake.chamberlin at redwoodalliance.org>
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>> Subject: [RE-wrenches] REC modules
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>> Hello Wrenches,
>>
>> I am considering using REC modules on a project, and have never used
>> them.  Are these first quality modules?
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>>
>> Drake Chamberlin
>> Athens Electric
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>> From: R Ray Walters <ray at solarray.com>
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>> No, IMHO.
>> A polycrystalline module is never going to be "top shelf".
>> First Quality would be Sunpower, Solarworld, Sanyo, ????
>> Check the new CEC module ratings. Apparently most modules were further
>> derated. A few stayed the same or went up slightly.
>>
>> R. Walters
>> ray at solarray.com
>> Solar Engineer
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>> On Oct 26, 2009, at 5:46 PM, Drake Chamberlin wrote:
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>> > Hello Wrenches,
>> >
>> > I am considering using REC modules on a project, and have never used
>> > them.  Are these first quality modules?
>> >
>> > Thank you,
>> >
>> > Drake Chamberlin
>> > Athens Electric
>> > OH License 44810
>> > CO License 3773
>> > NABCEP TM  Certified PV Installer
>> > Office - 740-448-7328
>> > Mobile - 740-856-9648
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>> From: "Marco Mangelsdorf" <marco at pvthawaii.com>
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>> And REC Solar had  HUGE recall earlier this year to the tune of tens of
>> millions of $$$$.
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>>
>> marco
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>>
>> No, IMHO.
>>
>> A polycrystalline module is never going to be "top shelf".
>>
>> First Quality would be Sunpower, Solarworld, Sanyo, ????
>>
>> Check the new CEC module ratings. Apparently most modules were further
>> derated. A few stayed the same or went up slightly.
>>
>>
>>
>> R. Walters
>>
>> ray at solarray.com
>>
>> Solar Engineer
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>> On Oct 26, 2009, at 5:46 PM, Drake Chamberlin wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Hello Wrenches,
>>
>> I am considering using REC modules on a project, and have never used
>> them.
>> Are these first quality modules?
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Drake Chamberlin
>> Athens Electric
>> OH License 44810
>> CO License 3773
>> NABCEP TM  Certified PV Installer
>> Office - 740-448-7328
>> Mobile - 740-856-9648
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