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Solar Jonny 10-22-2006
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Posted by Jonny on October 22, 2006, 10:34 pm
What efforts, if any, do installers of solar electrical cells provide to
prevent damage from airborne projectiles? Grapefruit sized hail comes to
mind.

--
Jonny



Posted by CWatters on October 23, 2006, 6:53 am

> What efforts, if any, do installers of solar electrical cells provide to
> prevent damage from airborne projectiles? Grapefruit sized hail comes to
> mind.

None that I've ever seen.



Posted by Jonny on October 23, 2006, 9:55 pm
>
>> What efforts, if any, do installers of solar electrical cells provide to
>> prevent damage from airborne projectiles? Grapefruit sized hail comes to
>> mind.
>
> None that I've ever seen.
>
>

That's scary considering intial installation costs.
--
Jonny



Posted by Mike on October 23, 2006, 11:45 pm

>>
>>> What efforts, if any, do installers of solar electrical cells provide to
>>> prevent damage from airborne projectiles? Grapefruit sized hail comes
>>> to
>>> mind.
>>
>> None that I've ever seen.
>>
>>
>
> That's scary considering intial installation costs.
> --
> Jonny
>
Panels are available with some resistancy, however grapefruit sized hail is
a little extreme.



Posted by sparky on October 23, 2006, 11:59 pm
They do as well as skylights and other tempered glass. Actually they
are not as big of a problem as lightning is.


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