Broken cells

[chuck rosendaul]

Is it ok to glue broken cell's . will they stand up ? .

[Mike90250]

Each cell needs to have a front side contact, and a backside contact.

Cells in series, need to be roughly matched in area, and contain a central metal rib

[Jason]

hi chuck and welcome to solar panel talk. I appreciate you joining.

I'm going to move your thread to the "do it yourself" forum, as i feel it would be better suited there.

thanks and i look forward to your posts!

[chuck rosendaul]

Thanks

I glued them with Elmers. I tested them and your right if the main is in tact and the back buttons are to, they work. Thanks.

[netttech]

Glued broken cells....

I had a few broken corners & one broke into 3 pieces. I used electrical tape to piece them together primarily for cosmetics reasons. I still get voltage from the 3 piece cell, altho the center is nothing more than cosmetic. The tape hold fairly well, but you have to carefully rub the tape on the cell.

[chuck rosendaul]

two panels

I have built and put in service two 36 cell panels. Using on our motor home working well. Thanks for the input All.