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<DIV><SPAN class=203025422-16022009><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I have
4 of these modules set up on my shop, 45* tilt, 5 feet out from the wall,clear
unobstructed back & I get 900-940 watts in full February sun. Red barn paint
I have thought of using corrugated Alum roofing placed horizontally on the wall,
despite what Sanyo says, you get a piece of foil faced insulation reflecting on
them & the output really goes up! Personally if you have a site that
one can take advantage of the additional light, the performance verses price
works well in colder climates. summer time 750-800 watts. Inv is a SMA 1800
wired in series of 4.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org
[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>Wind-sun.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, February 16, 2009 5:39
PM<BR><B>To:</B> RE-wrenches<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [RE-wrenches] Sanyo 186
Dbl<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Calibri size=2>The only places we have seen where those are
effective at all is in applications such as car ports, awnings, parking areas,
and the like where the backs get a fair amount of reflected light. Since that
light is nearly always pretty diffuse, rails don't seem to affect it much. But
you don't get much extra either way - I think the best case scenario I have
heard of is around 7% more, and that was at a ski resort on pole mounts with a
lot of reflected light.</FONT></DIV>
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Arizona Wind & Sun - Electricity From The Sun Since 1979<BR>Solar
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href="http://www.wind-sun.com/ForumVB/">http://www.wind-sun.com/ForumVB/</A><BR>..................................................................................................</DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=openhandsolar@gmail.com href="mailto:openhandsolar@gmail.com">Jason
Lombard</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org
href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">RE-wrenches</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, February 16, 2009 3:31
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [RE-wrenches] Sanyo 186
Dbl</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>I have been asked how these panels have been doing if
installed with say Unirac mounting for lipped modules, and had the rails
behind the back face. Does anyone have data on performance? I have not
searched hard but after moderate investigation I thought I'd ask all of
you.<BR><BR>Thanks,<BR clear=all><BR>-- <BR>Jason Lombard<BR>Open Hand Solar
LLC.<BR>Certified Sustainable Building Adviser<BR><A
href="http://www.openhandsolar.com">www.openhandsolar.com</A><BR>505 795
8646<BR><BR>"I'd put my money on solar energy… I hope we don't have to wait
'til oil and coal run out before we tackle that."<BR><BR>—Thomas Edison<BR>
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