Need Help! Damaged Solar Panels? (Hot Spots)

[gmn385]

Hello!

I recently bought a thermal camera to check on my solar panels and I found unusual hot spots.

Anyone who has any knowledge on this, can you let me know if I should remove them? and can they be fixed?

These pictures were taken after I cleaned my panels.

Thank you for your time!

 

[robby]

It's not practical to try and fix them.
Is the expected poweroutput a lot less than what they are rated for?

 

[gmn385]

It's not practical to try and fix them.
Is the expected poweroutput a lot less than what they are rated for?

Thanks the help Robby!
I took down all the panels that looked defected and it turn out to be blown bypass diodes. I installed a new junction box with new diodes and they work perfectly now with no hot spots! (these are used panels, luckily I found early out that these panels where defective before they burst into flames)
Thanks again for your input!