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Old 10-31-2013, 11:05 AM   #28
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Originally Posted by Bay Pelican View Post
The nice thing about the hard panels is that you install them and forgot them. They just crank out the amps without maintenance.
One thing to be aware of is pollen on the panels, or any sort of splat (think pelicans) so occasionally take a look and rinse them off. I dry mine too and clean with rubbing alcohol -- same thing I use on the windows as it's easy and doesn't streak. [Side note: some rubbing alcohol is 50% by volume -- look for the 90% stuff.]

Pelicans though -- that takes soap and water.
Every week since you don't have anything to do add clean solar panels to the list. This retirement thing takes a lot of time, eh?
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