Catsassend
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What are your opinions on buying used solar equipment?
If solar panels are cheap enough and my space to use them is unlimited (so I could add more panels to produce the energy that I need), is it okay to buy someone's old and deteriorated panels? Will they still produce enough to make them usable? Is there an unwritten expiry date on panels?
Is there any chance that they have been made to produce absolutely no current? (Burned out somehow?) If so, should I test for this, with a multi-meter?
Or should I just bite the bullet and pay for everything brand new?
If solar panels are cheap enough and my space to use them is unlimited (so I could add more panels to produce the energy that I need), is it okay to buy someone's old and deteriorated panels? Will they still produce enough to make them usable? Is there an unwritten expiry date on panels?
Is there any chance that they have been made to produce absolutely no current? (Burned out somehow?) If so, should I test for this, with a multi-meter?
Or should I just bite the bullet and pay for everything brand new?