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Loomberah

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Posted: 01:03am 07 Apr 2010
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  GWatPE said  
The panel will be close to 20C above the ambient, so the panel would be at around 60-63C on a hot summers day, at midday.


Yes it was pretty close to 25C the other day, when I estimated 45C by the feel of them, but there was a bit of a breeze blowing at the time.

It all depends on the windspeed, and no doubt also, to a lesser extent, the humidity.

I have measured 60-62C on my panels (with a non-contact IR thermometer) often enough, they get to that temperature in ~35C ambient and minimal wind. My panels are completely open to the wind with an open framework behind them on the tracker.Edited by Loomberah 2010-04-08
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