The Wrench List seems to be under-served by PV manufacturers, and this question points up a perfect area where we need tech support from the PV guys.<br><br>Any members who have a good relationship with the tech team at one or more PV suppliers would help us all if they could convince the PV guys to monitor the Wrench List and chime in when appropriate.<br>
<br>Where are people such as A***** R**** when we really need them?<br><br>Jolliness,<br><br clear="all">Mick Abraham, Proprietor<br><a href="http://www.abrahamsolar.com">www.abrahamsolar.com</a><br><br>Voice: 970-731-4675<br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 4:09 AM, Blair May <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tump@hughes.net">tump@hughes.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
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<div><span><font size="2" color="#0000ff" face="Arial">I use
a heat gun to remove moisture & smooth out the rip then I've used some
bitchathane w/ foil tape over that.</font></span></div>
<div><span><font size="2" color="#0000ff" face="Arial">I am
not sure about the possible corrosive effects of the silicone during
curing.</font></span></div><div><div></div><div class="h5">
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<div dir="ltr" align="left" lang="en-us"><font size="2" face="Tahoma">-----Original Message-----<br><b>From:</b>
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</b>bob<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 25, 2010 5:49 AM<br><b>To:</b>
'RE-wrenches'<br><b>Subject:</b> [RE-wrenches] Rip in panel
backing<br><br></font></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I
have a customer who just put a rip in the (tedlar?) on the back of a Solar
World 175 watt panel. For some reason he thought that he needed to move the
leg to a different hole on his RGM mount instead of just collapsing
it.</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">What’s the best way to seal it back
up?</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">There is no other internal damage that is noticeable
its about 1.5” long and ½” at the widest end.</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">My
first thought is to use silicone caulk, but I thought I would pick the
collective brain, so to speak.</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Thanks,</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Bob
Ellison</span></font></p></div></blockquote></div></div></div>
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