ikidd@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago4000ac solar farm in Texas devastated by hailstormimgur.comexternal-linkmessage-square172linkfedilinkarrow-up1287arrow-down115file-text
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minus-squaresaltesc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up77arrow-down1·2 years agoMy 200W panel just got slammed camping over xmas and not a spot of damage on it—its made to have some sort of protection from hail strikes. Meanwhile the 4×4 got smashed windows and dents all over.
minus-squareBibliotectress@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·2 years agoWow that’s a huge hail ball! I get excited when they’re marble-sized.
minus-squarelabsin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-22 years agoIt might have cracks in the silicon crystal that might burn in over time. But yeah, impressive that it could take this big of hail balls without braking the glass.
My 200W panel just got slammed camping over xmas and not a spot of damage on it—its made to have some sort of protection from hail strikes. Meanwhile the 4×4 got smashed windows and dents all over.
Wow that’s a huge hail ball! I get excited when they’re marble-sized.
It might have cracks in the silicon crystal that might burn in over time.
But yeah, impressive that it could take this big of hail balls without braking the glass.