Sylgard 184 on front ?

[kermitas]

The manufactures use EVA & tedlar to encapsulate there solar panels . You need heat and vacuum also.

Yes, I also think about it... but I don't have heat&vacuum table .

There is Tedlar foil http://cgi.ebay.com/Tedlar-Backsheet...item25566eeade .

As it is written and as I count I need eva, eva and tedlar layer. That gives about $50-$60 per panel.

But how to DIY vacuum and heat - I don't know .

Oh, one more question. Using heat gun does it melt this tedlar (T/P/E) foil as EVA foil on this move http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1CJhwmMODs ??
(I hope no, because it should be strong to be backing, under heat it should stick to wafers and glass but not melt.)

[DeltaFox 25]

The manufactures use EVA & tedlar to encapsulate there solar panels . You need heat and vacuum also.

[kermitas]

I have some new trace.

http://www.acc-silicones.com/applications/solarpanels.ashx

[DeltaFox 25]

I really don't think about putting sylgard on the front but You might try it.
It's made to be clear and there would not be any hindrence in using it like that but Your going to have to make a border around the panel so the sylgard doesn't run off when you pore it. I would think you would have to be parity thick so the weather would not bother it.

Go to Dow Corning Corp and look up sluggard 184 it will tell you the speck.

I think it would be a bad thing to put it on the front but thats just me.

[kermitas]

Hello.

Again, what you think about using Sylgard 184 on front of wafers/cells ??

I started to think about panels without solar glass...

As we can see on this movie http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Muwclw5oYd8 (from 3:17 sec) after it dryes it is quite clear !

Do you have any information if it does not absorbes energetic wave light so wafers can easyli produce as much power as they can ??

How thick should be sylgard layer to protect wafers from hail (ice storm) and to allow sunlight easyli reach wafers ?

Or maybe sylgard on front is generally bad idea ????? (maybe is it not so optic clears as it is on movie?)

Thanks,
Arthur.