Broken solar panel
Long story, but I got a 100w HQST solar panel kit. Panel got dropped and shattered the glass before I could set it up and I can't get it replaced. It's tempered glass, so didn't fall out of the fram...
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laknox wrote:
At this point, I don't care if it's not making the full 100w as I'm going to get another one, but if I can salvage this one, I'd like to.
What for?
If you are REPLACING this panel, the old one is not worth fixing. Make sure it works, cover with packing tape and donate to somebody.
If you are ADDING another panel to this one, this is not a good idea. Total power will be less than if it were two good panels, and 200W is already a very small solar to rely on, you don't want any smaller.
If this is for battery maintenance in STORAGE - then cover it with duct tape or put epoxy on cracks, should work well enough for this. Probably the only scenario when I would keep it.
Checking if it works would take a minute or two.
