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Solara solar panels still in business?
Geoff Schultz wrote: "Mark" wrote in news:1154196147.968142.103460 @i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com: Been trying to find a supplier for Solara bendable glue-on solar panels. The SM225m model is a perfect fit on a slightly curved hatch dodger on my boat, and I need the thinness of the SM series panels because of clearance and aesthetic issues. Is Solara a going concern? I've called their headquarters and East Coast site numbers a dozen times the last few weeks, only get voicemail with full inboxes so you can't leave a message, a sign of a dead or dying company. The only place I've seen these things (besides their glossy website brochures) is on Ocean racing Open class boats, like Volvo 70s and Ellen Macarthur's boats. There's a few websites that claim to market them, but I'm not excited about shipping from England or Germany :-) I'm in San Diego, and would prefer to examine one before plunking down my $600. I've looked for similar panels (marine grade, flexible steel backing, no frame, about a 24"x30" form factor) to no avail. I forgot to note that I have 2 SM225M panels that failed within a year of installation...that was 1993. I'm still in the active process of trying to get them exchanged, Thus my knowledge of the US distributor, etc. The panels seem to be very well made and Solara is very interested in my failure. One panel is conpletely dead and the other only outputs when it's cool (cloudy days, when the sun is just coming up, etc.) The panels seem to be well built have have great output. My problem is that they don't have a US distributor anymore and I've had the boat out of the country since they were installed and they don't have a Central American distributor. Consider these factors when purchasing. -- Geoff Thanks. Guess I give up. |
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