<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi David,<br><br>I've seen this a lot of times, and it was always caused by the diode failing, which caused the diode to get very hot and would result in the glass shattering. This was often obvious because the area around the diode would become black and the module j-box would sometimes begin to melt.<br>
<br></div>One time I was replacing one of these modules and burned my finger on the glass near the diode.<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Apr 21, 2014 at 3:32 PM, Dave Palumbo <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dave@independentpowerllc.com" target="_blank">dave@independentpowerllc.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-US"><div><p class="MsoNormal">Wrenches,<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">I have a customer with one SW 230 poly V2.0 frame (top mount) module that has shattered glass. It is on a DPW TPM10 pole mount. She noticed it the other day and does not think that it was hit by anything. I agree that is unlikely based on the site conditions.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Other than by a falling tree, thrown rock, or twisted frame – is there another way that glass shatters on a 65 degree tilted pole mount like this? We installed the system 2 years ago. The module was on the lower corner of the array. <u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="margin-left:38.8pt"><u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u>Is it likely that this modules frame was being pressured by the module(s) above it? TPM has two rows of 5 modules in landscape, so this bottom module has 4 modules mounted above it. Again it is a top mounted DPW pole array.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="margin-left:38.8pt"><u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u>Or, is there another way that glass shatters on this type of module?<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I have not visited the site yet, just received the phone call today.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">David Palumbo<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">
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