Can you walk on your solar panels?...Drive on them?

I wouldn't want to walk on a solar panel on a RV roof - glass can be very slick...

Good info thanks!

So I've been calling around this morning to get as much information as possible. The panels in the video are their Sunmodule 'Protect' series with two layers (1 front 1 back) of 2mm glass for a total of 4mm.

Their regular panels are 1 layer of 3.2mm glass.

As for suppliers, NAW&S and Solar Blvd do not have and can't get these panels. The panels they're selling are not even their 'Plus' modules although the NAW&S website has them listed as plus panels.

I found 270 watt SW 'Protect' panels at Wholesale Solar for basically $1.50 a watt.

Pricey aren't they .......

Solarblvd.com has some SolarWorld panels in stock. They also have something else there that I'll post in another thread.

Bah!

I have falling coconuts down here that would go through those panels like ---- through a goose.

To me being able to walk on the panels is a real plus I thought I'd never be able to do.

My panel layout over the garage has four panels with two along each side. This layout provides for a minimum walkway between the two rows. Being that I'm getting old and wobbly these days I'm sure I'd be stepping on the panels more often than not.

RJsfishin wrote:
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And with the prices of panels falling to only around $1 per square foot
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Yeah, in your dreams !

Maybe he meant square watts? :S

Interesting. The Tundra parking on them definitely is a seller for me, although I can't think of when I would be needing to do such a thing.

Couldn't one simply put a thin layer of plexiglass, or something similar, over the panel for added protection?

Johno02 wrote:
but the car's shadow will cut down on the amount of charging.

You park the car in the garage, silly. :)