<html><head><base href="x-msg://528/"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">I bought a few broken modules at a killer price a few years ago. I knew their would be considerably reduced output but the price was right. They were shattered but all the glass was in place. I tried Krylon spray, absolutely useless, had to scrape it off. Tried plexiglass - it discoloured, and lexan. Lexan was the best solution but it was still a challenge to weather seal the panel. Using a varathane based sealant I adhered the lexan to the panel frame, didn't hold. The only workable solution I found was to build a frame around the frame and attach the lexan. Altogether too much trouble, especially with the price of PV now. BTW, one of these modules was a Sanyo HIP 190. As for the glazier solution - on some PV modules I'm pretty sure the glass is bonded to the cell surface in some fashion so picking off the old glass is not an option.<div><br></div><div>Ron Young<br><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On 2012-04-15, at 8:37 AM, Michael Gullo wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Candara; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div bgcolor="#ffffff"><div><font size="2" face="Arial">Esteemed group:</font></div><div><font size="2" face="Arial"></font> </div><div><font size="2" face="Arial">I have a customer who called this week stating that their son hit a golf ball in the backyard up on the roof and shattered one of the solar modules. The system was installed in 2005 and the module is a Sanyo HIP-190BA19. I have not been able to find a replacement as most sites list the module as discontinued. The module is still functioning and I was wondering if anyone has taken a module to a glazier for a glass replacement? Any other solutions are welcome. Thanks.</font></div><div><font size="2" face="Arial"></font> </div><div><font size="2" face="Arial">Mike</font></div><div><font size="2" face="Arial">Michael Gullo</font></div><div><font size="2" face="Arial">Solar Solutions LLC</font></div><div><font size="2" face="Arial">Marlton, NJ</font></div><div><font size="2" face="Arial">NJ Electrical Lic #16758</font></div><div><font size="2" face="Arial">NABCEP Certified Installer</font></div><span><Michael Gullo.vcf></span>_______________________________________________<br>List sponsored by Home Power magazine<br><br>List Address:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a><br><br>Options & settings:<br><a href="http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org">http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org</a><br><br>List-Archive:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org">http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org</a><br><br>List rules & etiquette:<br><a href="http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm">www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm</a><br><br>Check out participant bios:<br><a href="http://www.members.re-wrenches.org">www.members.re-wrenches.org</a><br><br></div></span></blockquote></div><br></div></div></body></html>