<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">We have observed exactly that phenomenon on some Canadian modules that are a couple of years old, but connected to a string inverter.  We used an IV curve tracer to test all of of the modules and they tested out fine.  That system actually has an expansion with Suniva modules and the Canadians with the strange cell patterns actually tested out with a better observed vs. expected ratio than the Sunivas, which do not show the worm-tracks on their cells.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Cheers,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Mark</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font><font><font><font>----</font></font></font></font></div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:15px"><font color="#0076be">Mark Westbrock</font><font color="#666666">|  VP, Branch Manager |  Employee Owner</font></span></font></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px"><font color="#666666" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:15px"><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(68,68,68);display:inline"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">​SunPower by Positive Energy Solar</div></div></span></font></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px"><font color="#666666" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:15px"><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(68,68,68);display:inline">NABCEP™ Certified PV Installation Professional</div></span></font></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">NABCEP™ Certified </span><font color="#666666" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:15px"><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(68,68,68);display:inline">Technical Sales Professional</div></span></font></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">NM EE98J Licensed Electrician</span><font color="#666666" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:15px"><br></span></font><div><font color="#666666" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:15px">510 S. Main St., Las Cruces, NM 88001</span></font></div><div><font color="#666666" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:15px">cell  575.640.2432 |  office  575.524.2030</span></font></div><div><font color="#3d85c6" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:15px"><a href="mailto:Your.Email@PositiveEnergySolar.com" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">mw@PositiveEnergySolar.com </a></span></font></div><div><font color="#3d85c6" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:15px"><a href="http://www.positiveenergysolar.com/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">www.PositiveEnergySolar.com</a></span></font></div><div><font color="#3d85c6" face="Calibri"><br></font></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jun 30, 2016 at 7:31 AM, William Dorsett <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:wmdorsett@sbcglobal.net" target="_blank">wmdorsett@sbcglobal.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Visiting a Canadian Solar array we put up a  couple years ago, where there appears to be 1/32” wide tracks crossing cells on several of the modules, (look like little worm holes) branching and in one module they are particularly thick just over an Enphase 215. Tracings in a few spots are slightly discolored and appear raised instead of flat. Top glass and the bottom cover sheet is apparently untouched. I would think possible a close lightening hit but none of the MOV’s (SOV’s?) in the Midnight Solar lightening arrester are blown. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Have others of you seen similar damage? I am assuming this could become an insurance instead of a warranty issue.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Bill Dorsett<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Manhattan, KS<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#993366"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><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:<a href="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Chris Worcester<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, June 29, 2016 6:27 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'RE-wrenches'<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [RE-wrenches] speaking of warranties<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><div><div class="h5"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Speaking of warranties, is BP still warrantying the 3160’s circa 2002, any new contact info available?<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Chris Worcester<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Solar Wind Works<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">NABCEP Certified PV Installer<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Office <a href="tel:530-582-4503" value="+15305824503" target="_blank">530-582-4503</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Cell <a href="tel:530-448-9692" value="+15304489692" target="_blank">530-448-9692</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Fax <a href="tel:530-582-4603" value="+15305824603" target="_blank">530-582-4603</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><a href="http://www.solarwindworks.com" target="_blank">www.solarwindworks.com</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><a href="mailto:chris@solarwindworks.com" target="_blank">chris@solarwindworks.com</a><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><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 [<a href="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Marco Mangelsdorf<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, June 29, 2016 2:03 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'RE-wrenches'<br><b>Subject:</b> [RE-wrenches] speaking of warranties<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Aloha all,<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">I’ve found what I find to be reasonable installation warranty language covering installation workmanship and materials.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Please contact me off-line if you’re interested in getting that verbiage.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">marco<u></u><u></u></p></div></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></p><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><hr size="1" width="99%" noshade style="color:#909090" align="center"></div><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0in 11.25pt 0in 6.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.avast.com/antivirus" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none"><img border="0" src="http://static.avast.com/emails/avast-mail-stamp.png" alt="Avast logo"></span></a><u></u><u></u></p></td><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#3d4d5a">This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. <br><a href="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