Hopefully someone here will be able to help me with a problem with one of my 6 month old solar panels.
I have been investigating a drop in power from my solar array (2 215W victron solar panels) and have discovered, due to a victron manufacturing fault, that the backsheet does not extend under the juction box. This has led to corrosion on the exposed metal conductor and therefore a break in the circuit between the junction box and the cells. For clarity at the bottom of this post is a picture.
So a couple of questions;
- Is it possible to 'peel' away some of the backsheet so that I can temporarily create a connection?
- Should this be a warranty claim against victron?
Any help or thoughts would be very much appreciated.
