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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Kirpal,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>I understand that they don’t behave like A-Si
modules.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>They are claiming increased performance
after soaking.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Regards<br>
Carl Emerson</span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>I don't understand the text as stated.....I am not sure if they are
simply referring to a common effect in most thin film panels where for the
first few months they can output more than ratings, and then they settle down
to what they are rated for, or if they are saying that after a few months the
output will increase, once they are "light soaked"? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-- <br>
Sunny Regards,<br>
Kirpal Khalsa<br>
NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer<br>
Renewable Energy Systems<br>
<a href="http://www.oregonsolarworks.com">www.oregonsolarworks.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 4:13 PM, Marco Mangelsdorf <<a
href="mailto:marco@pvthawaii.com" target="_blank">marco@pvthawaii.com</a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Yes, I saw that. Sounds like smoke and mirrors to me.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 1:38 PM, Carl Emerson <<a
href="mailto:Carl@solarking.net.nz" target="_blank">Carl@solarking.net.nz</a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><strong><b><font
size=4 color="#333333" face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:
Tahoma;color:#333333;background:white'>Marco.</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><strong><b><font
size=4 color="#333333" face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:
Tahoma;color:#333333;background:white'> </span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><strong><b><font
size=4 color="#333333" face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:
Tahoma;color:#333333;background:white'>Did you notice the claim in the text as
follows…</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><strong><b><font
size=4 color="#333333" face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:
Tahoma;color:#333333;background:white'> </span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><strong><b><font
size=4 color="#333333" face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:
Tahoma;color:#333333;background:white'>The "Light Soaking" Effect</span></font></b></strong><font
size=4 color="#333333" face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:
Tahoma;color:#333333;background:white'><br>
Following an initial period of exposure to sunlight, the CIS light soaking
effect will result in higher output than</span></font><font size=1
color="#333333" face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:#333333;background:white'><span style='float:none;word-spacing:0px'> </span></span></font><font
size=4 color="#333333" face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:
Tahoma;color:#333333;background:white'><span style='word-spacing:0px'>factory
spec. This has been proven by field data from around the world</span></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=4 color="#333333" face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:
Tahoma;color:#333333;background:white'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=4 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:blue'>If correct this answers your question…</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=4 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:blue'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=4 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:blue'>Time will tell I guess.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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size=4 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:blue'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>Regards<br>
Carl Emerson</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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size=4 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:blue'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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size=4 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:blue'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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size=4 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:blue'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=4 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:blue'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>Aloha,</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>Solar
Frontier in Japan, the maker of copper-indium-selenium (CIS) mods, claims that
their product produces more kWhs per kW installed than crystalline silicon.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri'><a
href="http://www.solar-frontier.com/eng/cis/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.solar-frontier.com/eng/cis/index.html</a>
If you go to the Softbank Field Results on the right tabs area you can download
a 4-page PDF report.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>I’m
wondering if this is a hot-out-of-the-box phenomenon similar to some other
non-cSi products and that after X months in the field the output stabilizes at
a lower level.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>Anyone
have any idea or experience with this?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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size=2 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>Thanks,</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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size=2 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>marco</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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