I should imagine that many types of panels/modules would not take at all kindly to being opened up.
Rgds
Damon"Once you have licked the windows of freedom your tongue gets stuck."
The need for this usually is not too often and modules for the most part are pretty durable. Ground faults, lightning hits, and other electrical failures/shorts dont usually hurt PV modules unless there are many strings back-feeding into a single string. This usually makes the bypass diodes fail.
The single most vulnerable component of pv modules are the bypass diodes. These usually can be replace relatively easily, with the exception of many amorphous pv modules which might have them located on each cell enclosed in the laminant.
hope this helpsHave Fun!! RoyR KB2UHF
I saw a panel that was smashed (no glass left on the front), but still working fine. No cells showed obvious damage. I doubt it worked very long after.
If one cell was broken in a standard 36 cell module, the most cost efficient solution would be to simply bypass that cell.
I have a gut feeling... The module output is based on the area of a cell. If a broken cell is repaired, the surface area would be reduced. The output would likely go down more than removing the broken cell from the circuit. It would be an interesting experiment either way. G-Ghurd.info
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