{"id":49122,"date":"2021-04-07T08:00:03","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T21:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=49122"},"modified":"2022-04-22T16:40:35","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T06:10:35","slug":"solarquotes-tv-ep3-mb1946","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solarquotes-tv-ep3-mb1946\/","title":{"rendered":"SolarQuotes TV Ep. 3: Panel Punishment, Solar Fires, Battery Chat + More"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtube-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"SolarQuotes TV Episode 3 - Karate Vs. 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This &#8220;safety&#8221; device is responsible for a significant proportion of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-fires-nsw-mb1829\/\">solar power system fires<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;It really is a great example of unintended consequences,&#8221; says Finn. &#8220;It&#8217;s the solar version of a cane toad.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Finn talks about the problem, proposed changes to the relevant Australian Standard that requires their use and what may replace them. If the changes and intended replacement are adopted, it will be a win-win-win &#8211; for fireys, for installers and for system owners.<\/p>\n<h2>Field Test &#8211; Karate Vs. Crystalline<\/h2>\n<p>3:06 &#8211; This is the ultimate solar panel punishment test. Finn and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/panels\/winaico-review.html\">Winaico<\/a> Australia&#8217;s Blair Pester carry out a series of tests with the assistance of thermal imaging to illustrate what can happen to a panel if it isn&#8217;t handled, installed and generally treated correctly. The damage isn&#8217;t always apparent to the unaided eye.<\/p>\n<p>Then they pile on the damage with the scientific &#8220;bouncy-standing test&#8221;, and the &#8220;abusey karate-kicky test&#8221;. Finn delivers a kick that looks as though it did as much damage to him as to the panel.<\/p>\n<p>The main takeaways from the test (aside from not doing bouncy-standing and karate-kicky stuff) is to ensure you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/panels\/\"> choose solar panels<\/a> from a manufacturer that packages them properly and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/installers\/find\/\">find a solar installer<\/a> that will handle the modules with due care.<\/p>\n<h2>Humans Of Solar &#8211; Paul<\/h2>\n<p>8:09\u200b &#8211; This month, we meet Paul from Adelaide who had panels installed and then crunched the numbers to determine the financial performance of his system &#8211; and he was very pleased after being a somewhat reluctant convert.<\/p>\n<h2>Ned&#8217;s Review &#8211; The Dark Side Of Solar<\/h2>\n<p>11:29\u200b &#8211; It&#8217;s not all sunshine and lollipops in this industry &#8211; here&#8217;s an example of what can happen when you get a cut-price system and you don&#8217;t do your research.<\/p>\n<h2>Ask Finn &#8211; Tesla Model Y As A Home Battery<\/h2>\n<p>13:27\u200b &#8211; Dave is thinking of purchasing a Tesla Model Y electric vehicle and using it as a home battery system to supply overnight power. 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