Watching paint dry is a walk in the park compared to monitoring some of this solar equipment for when it will fail. Hard to establish an item's worth until you have some data on how long it lasts. Then there is the fact something new or better is out there but you can not justify ripping out a working device simply to replace it. No, you wait and wait as items just ugly away with age.
I recently replaced a perfectly good working smart phone of 5+ years with a new. The reason being the new was a good buy and was up to date on program features and protections. Though in reality I just coveted the new phone more than my old one. At least with computers/smart phones it is mostly accepted that you can seek an early upgrade path. Though I am not one for the latest and greatest. I like value.
So waiting on panels, batteries and AIO's to fail is a slow and tedious process. Do I have to wait 2,3,5 or more years?
How long should you expect to have to use something before you can replace it even though it still works? Consider the Pyramids, built thousands of years ago, in serious need of renovation and update but because they are still standing the wait goes on.
I recently replaced a perfectly good working smart phone of 5+ years with a new. The reason being the new was a good buy and was up to date on program features and protections. Though in reality I just coveted the new phone more than my old one. At least with computers/smart phones it is mostly accepted that you can seek an early upgrade path. Though I am not one for the latest and greatest. I like value.
So waiting on panels, batteries and AIO's to fail is a slow and tedious process. Do I have to wait 2,3,5 or more years?
How long should you expect to have to use something before you can replace it even though it still works? Consider the Pyramids, built thousands of years ago, in serious need of renovation and update but because they are still standing the wait goes on.