[RE-wrenches] Fire damage

[Rick Brown]

I would talk to a module manufacturer’s technical rep. 

rick brown
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> On May 4, 2018, at 2:38 PM, Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar <offgridsolar at sti.net> wrote:
> 
> Are they worth it? I might tell someone to take a chance if they were
> Sunpower/Panasonic/LG mono panels:)
> 
> 
> 
>> Best to use a PV Analyzer to get accurate tests results
>> Jerry
>> 
>> On Fri, May 4, 2018, 7:07 AM Kristopher Schmid <solman at legacysolar.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Greetings wrenches,
>>> 
>>> I have a client that is looking to buy some salvaged modules off of a
>>> building that was near a fire.  What kind of potential issues can you
>>> anticipate?  Smoke, heat, etc.  Would it be enough to just test voc and
>>> isc
>>> for a known cell temp and irradiance in addition to a visual inspection
>>> or
>>> would an iv curve trace be necessary?
>>> 
>>> Thanks for any information,
>>> Kris
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