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To: George from New England

I also wonder about their vulnerability to voltage induced by nearby lightning. They are just a big P-N junction. Any breakdown across the junction will destroy it and the surface area of the junction is so huge compared to that found in IC geometries.


18 posted on 01/09/2008 8:00:19 AM PST by theBuckwheat
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To: theBuckwheat

“I also wonder about their vulnerability to voltage induced by nearby lightning.”

I’m Polish so I can offer this solution.

Wrap the entire panel in copper screening and that’ll block the pulse from lightning!


19 posted on 01/09/2008 8:02:16 AM PST by George from New England
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