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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Strangely, hail can smash up the glass covering the photovoltaic cells and they will still work. I worked at a sporting clays range and the trap batteries were kept charged by solar panels. A couple were on the end of errant shotgun blasts from 30 or so yards. The glass was cracked all over but it still output the normal voltage.


6 posted on 03/25/2024 6:22:21 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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I image once the glass layer is compromised to further weathering, the electronics will start to deteriorate.
Not an expert by any means but seems likely.


43 posted on 03/25/2024 11:05:40 PM PDT by RedMonqey ("A republic, if you can keep it" Benjamin Franklin.)
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