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Re: lv-ab: Solar panel shorted

From: Philip (no email)
Date: Fri Oct 06 2006 - 14:21:56 EDT

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    I have heard of this happening. In that case the panel was wired wrong. It
    fried the diode too.

    Philip

    At 09:56 AM 10/6/2006, Lee Haefele wrote:
    >I purchased a group of Evergreen solar panels, mine are not yet installed.
    >One went to another boat, whose owner did not install a fuse. It shorted
    >out and smoked the wire from the battery to the solar panel. Has anyone
    >heard of this happening before?
    >Lee Haefele

    Philip & Marilyn Lange
        AE4OV & KD4JRC,
          ORYOKI
    Witness 35 Catamaran

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