Hi Dan, Not sure if I qualify as "esteemed" or not. My experience with Kaneka products is positive all the way around. Haven't used any in the last 4 years. Prior to that, here's my take:
Kaneka's fit and finish is superior. (This is QUALITY stuff) Electrical output is reliably over nameplate. Kaneka, as a company, was MOST RESP0NSIVE to product improvement suggestions. As in, you give them a suggestion and they have a prototype back to you for review in a week. With associated cost and mfg-related info. Kaneka product engineers cared more about the guy in the field than all other module mfg engineers combined. Of all the module mfrs I've dealt with, this company was WAAAAAY better than anybody else in terms of competency, transparency, communication, honesty, customer service. I trust their products and I trust them to stand behind them. (Hope that doesn't jinx something) When up-front $/W ain't the only thing to consider, consider Kaneka. $0.02001, Matt Lafferty -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dan Fink Sent: Monday, May 03, 2010 10:43 AM To: RE-wrenches Subject: [RE-wrenches] Any experience with Kaneka PV arrays? Esteemed Wrenches; Does anyone here have experience with designing and installing Kaneka thin-film PV arrays? Any real-world experience info with the Kanekas would be much appreciated here. I might be taking them to the back of beyond... DAN FINK Buckville Energy Consulting LLC _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: [email protected] Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
