Date:         Tue, 19 Nov 2002 21:00:40 -0800
Reply-To:     Tom Cullen <stcullen@TELOCITY.COM>
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From:         Tom Cullen <stcullen@TELOCITY.COM>
Subject:      Re: Solar Panels
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Last time I checked (several years ago) the "flexible" solar arrays were
not nearly as efficient as the "hard" panels, and the warranty was not
terribly long either (as compared to Siemens 25 years). They were even
more expensive.

All of this may have changed in the past four years.

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of Chris Mills
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 6:49 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Solar Panels


Curious if anyone is using any of the flexible solarcells which could be
attached to the roof and never seen from the ground.

Would not be affected by the wind, or thieves....

Chris M. <"Busbodger" of "TEAM SLOWPOKE">
Cookeville, Tennessee

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'78 VW Westfalia (67 HP -> that is...67 Hamster Power)
'65 Beetle - Type IV powered
'99 CR-V AWD station wagon
'81 CB900 Custom moto-chickle
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