Ten year warrenty.

gww1
gww1 Solar Expert Posts: 963 ✭✭
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Are these any good? They only have a ten year warrenty when every one else has 25 year.

http://www.solarblvd.com/p2956/Hanwha-SolarOne-(Solarfun-235--JLS)-235-Watt-24-Volt-Solar-Panel/product_info.html

I am just curious cause I didn't know what ingot/wafer means.
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  • Photowhit
    Photowhit Solar Expert Posts: 6,006 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Re: Ten year warrenty.

    They may just not have the listing correct yet, they have the VOC/VMP and the IMP/ISC backwards.

    Though they might be seconds or some old stock that they don't want to back the PDF shows them as 5/10/25 year warranty of other companies.
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  • jcheil
    jcheil Solar Expert Posts: 722 ✭✭✭
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    Re: Ten year warrenty.

    Or many panels have 10year on workmanship and 100% power output and 25 years on a slightly de-rated power output level scale.

    But as we have learned, warranties are really not worth the paper they are written on since so many solar companies are/have gone out of business.
    And unless they have a manufacturing defect, or get damaged, they pretty much last forever. A friend has an original panel from the military from way back in the 60's or 70's and it still works.

    And they are so cheap now, I personally just bought an extra panel or two as a spare for insurance.
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  • gww1
    gww1 Solar Expert Posts: 963 ✭✭
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    Re: Ten year warrenty.

    I mostly wondered if the are muti-crystle, poly cristle and do the have frames? Quality compared to my mx panels? wierd things that make them bad. I am going to ask every time I see something cause if I ever pull the trigger and buy someting I don't want to end up with frameless or flexable panels. I know how to mount what I have and I don't want to learn too much new.
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