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jack fork stik
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Joined: 08/12/2012
Location: Australia
Posts: 34
Posted: 06:52am 23 Apr 2013
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whilst taking out garden waste I noticed a solar panel close to the now closed tip shop/shed and since the council worker was pushing the tip face with the loader I deseeded I better grab the panel on my way out since your not allowed to buy anything there now.when I got it home and did a voltage and short circuit amps test which it failed with no current at all but still had 20 volts though so I checked to see it I could find the bad cell{s} which I did.after testing and cutting out the crook cell I joined the other cells with a jumper lead which gave me back most of its rated power back with 19.5 open volts and 1.75 short circuit amps.it sure put a smile on my dial and its in service right now keeping my spare batteries topped up mated to a motorcycle voltage regulator.yeah I know I loose some watts through it as its recterfied since on a bike itd be getting ac off the alternator but its what ive got.as for the panel well I soldered a jumper link between the good cells and filled everything with silicone to keep the water out.not a bad score for the poor people doing solar on a budget,it also came with a nice angled galvo mounting bracket as well
 
Georgen
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Joined: 13/09/2011
Location: Australia
Posts: 462
Posted: 07:04pm 01 May 2013
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Good find

Interesting if there are any places, that partially damaged solar stuff gets offered for symbolic prices?
George
 
jack fork stik
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Joined: 08/12/2012
Location: Australia
Posts: 34
Posted: 12:34am 09 May 2013
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yeah Georgen id like to find another 50 of those free damaged panels as not hard to repair but id say its a one off find for me and im glad I went out the tip that afternoon.im sure the solar company that put it where it was wanted someone to have it and even repair it and get it back into service again
 
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