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pirlbeck
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Apr 15, 2018

Solar experts....Matching solar panels help needed.

About a year ago I picked up 3 unused Kyocera KC50 50Watt panels for almost nothing and would like to put them on my 2009 Lance 845. While open roof space is somewhat limited on this roof, I think I w...
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brulaz
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Apr 16, 2018
pirlbeck wrote:

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I am confused.....so there are 3 types of panels? Multi, poly and mono? Or is what Kyocera referred to as mulitcrystalline the same as poly?

Mine are blue and do not have the white diamonds.

Thanks for your help and patience.


Sounds like yours are poly.
There are just two types, mono and poly.

Dunno why Kyocera used "multi".
Maybe back then the terminology hadn't settled.

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