Delaminated CIGS, is it dangerous?

[jameshowison]

I've posted about issues with Rich Solar CIGS panel delamination before. I installed them prior to the advice to tape the eges and delamination came in quickly. https://diysolarforum.com/threads/why-not-cigs.30865/post-615979

To be fair, Rich solar acknowledged the issue and provided replacements under warranty (a credit so I could get regular panels). Fair play to them.

Now, though, the CIGS panels are (still) stuck to my RV roof. It's going to be a struggle to remove them (!!!). In the meantime, they have been producing power (possibly a little lower, hard to tell).

However on our last RV trip on one of the panels the entire top sheet must have peeled off and blown away. Not a good thing and I'm embarrassed, I hope it didn't cause problems for another vehicle.

Any thoughts on whether the panel underneath is now dangerous? I accidentally touched it and there were no shock issues, but I'm just wondering. Wish I had photos but camper is back in storage.

Thanks,
James

 

[kundip]

As you say you are not the only one with delamination.
You would think the replacement ones would have been made / installed to solve the issue
I hope you have had some luck resolving this.

 

[jameshowison]

We eventually removed them entirely:

What it took to remove delaminated CIGS panels (pics)

160w CIGS panels from Rich Solar. These were warranty replaced (I received a "store credit" and bought the 200w glass panels). So while I'm bitter about the whole thing at least Rich Solar did honor their warranty. My advice, though: if you have these panels remember to do this before the year...

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[Bluedog225]

Nice to hear a good customer service story.