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there were damaged diodes on a few there was visable damage to the junction box due to heat. For the most part it required testing of all the diodes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Wayne Irwin<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 21, 2015 7:29 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Wrenches<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [RE-wrenches] Lightning Strike Fries Array<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Hello Wrenches,<br>
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Today we visited a 10KW residential ground mounted system where there was a recent lightning strike that fried phones, irrigation system, cable and apparently the array.<br>
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There was no external visible damage but also no voltage at the combiner. We pulled 10-15 module junction box covers off and only saw clear evidence of damage to one diode. There was no Voc on any of the modules.<br>
While I recognize that Florida is arguably the lightning capital of N America, I have never seen an entire array fried.<br>
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Has anyone on the list ever seen an entire array fried?<br>
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The modules are Schuco 230's. </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><br>
<span style="color:black">Obviously not covered by warranty and Schuco has pretty much bailed out of the US market.<br>
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Does anyone have experience repairing these modules?<br>
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Any similar experience and/or advice would be appreciated.<br id="FontBreak">
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<span style="color:#008A17">Wayne Irwin,<br>
President<br>
License #CVC56695 <br>
State Licensed Solar Contractor<br>
Pure Energy Solar International Inc. <br>
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