Should I purchase these solar panels?

[grapebunch]

I have the opportunity to purchase some solar panels within the next week for a very low price. I know they were manufactured for use in large solar farms. I want to use them for powering my house, and need about 6000-7000 watt system. What do you think? Should I buy them and put together a system? Any issues I should know about? Thanks for your feedback.
Their stats are as follows: NOS New Old Stock panels
OptiSolar Thin Film Photovoltaic Panel
Model # P800-323-H10001
Nominal Power - 323W
Open Circuit Voltage – 499.9v
Short Circuit Current – 0.98A
Maximum Power Voltage – 385.3v
Maximum Power Current – 0.80A
Maximum System Voltage – 600v
Fuse Rating – 2A
Panel Design Structural Load – 30psf
Field Wiring – Cu only 14AWG min. insulated for 90 C
Date of Manufacture – 2009

[J.P.M.]

I'd suggest you not buy anything until you : 1.) Decide what you want to do after --->>>, 2.) You educate yourself on what's available to do what you want. Try "Solar Power Your Home for Dummies" - , a free download or ~ $25 for a more recent version. This ain't rocket science but it's a bit more involved than buying a dishwasher.

[littleharbor]

What is the physical size of these modules? Must be HUGE with the wattage specs. Thin film Modules are typically low efficiency and twice the size of crystalline technology for similar output. Also with that kind of voltage you have no string sizing flexibility as you wouldn't be able to series wire even two panels.

[Wy_White_Wolf]

No. With a VOC of 500V that means no panels can be placed in series. For a 6000w array you'll need 19 of these in parallel. The extra junction boxes, wiring, etc. to do this would more than makeup for the cost savings of the panels.

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[bcroe]

I would first worry about if the seller will stand behind any defect replacement. A panel of that power these days is in the ballpark of
39" X 75", 50 lb. If these are way beyond that, just getting them in position could be rather costly. Check for MC4 connectors, or
instead something not compatible. The wiring issue would be a problem for some, not for my aps. I'd just put a 2A in line fuse on
each, and tie about 10 of them to a 10 gauge bus, to a combiner with maybe a 30A fuse. Your PoCo might have an issue with this
type panel for a grid tie. If you can deal with all the issues, and the price is good enough, go for it. Bruce Roe

[oilerlord]

I"m pretty sure this is what he bought:

http://www.northstateauctions.com/auction/259/item/56667

As it turns out, he (or someone else) is now selling them online for "best offer". I guess they didn't work out for him. THey look great, and I'd be interested, in adding an array on my east facing garage roof, but I'd have no idea how to wire these up, or what inverter I'd need to handle a 12-panel array as shown in the pictures. Apparently these are "new" panels from 2009 but I haven't been able to find any support documents for them as Optisolar is now long out of business. It looks like they were originally built for commercial solar farms.