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07-27-2003, 10:08 AM

Ray,

I've had quite a bit of experience with adhesives during the manufacture of my woodworking tools. You mentioned the use of epoxy glue to mount your solar panels to your TM's roof. I can see a couple of problems with using epoxy for this application. The first is that epoxy resins begin to soften at around 140 deg. Fahrenheit temperature. The second is that epoxy resins slowly deteriorate with exposure to sunlight. They become chalky and powdery. This latter result can be prevented or retarded by painting the glue lines with some kind of a durable paint, perhaps one with a UV light inhibitor. However, using this kind of adhesive in a location for which you will try to maximize sunlight exposure, and therefore heat from the sunlight, may not be the wisest thing to do.

07-27-2003, 10:08 AM	#5
Larry_Loo Guest Posts: n/a	Re:Adding Solar Panels Ray, I've had quite a bit of experience with adhesives during the manufacture of my woodworking tools. You mentioned the use of epoxy glue to mount your solar panels to your TM's roof. I can see a couple of problems with using epoxy for this application. The first is that epoxy resins begin to soften at around 140 deg. Fahrenheit temperature. The second is that epoxy resins slowly deteriorate with exposure to sunlight. They become chalky and powdery. This latter result can be prevented or retarded by painting the glue lines with some kind of a durable paint, perhaps one with a UV light inhibitor. However, using this kind of adhesive in a location for which you will try to maximize sunlight exposure, and therefore heat from the sunlight, may not be the wisest thing to do.