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This product will allow you to build a panel that can out preform a store bought unit.

Please read all information below to educate yourself for the best product outcome.

Warning: Some products while technically called Solar Encapsulant are not designed for solar cell applications. These products contain fillers and are for weather proofing outdoor electrical circuits. They sell at a cheaper price. Solar cell encapsulation requires a more pure silicone that is UV stable and Thermal Conductive. For a quality solar panel use Qsil and Dow Corning products. Always check MSDS, and DATA sheets for product information.

Warning:

NEVER USE EPOXIES or GLUES

These will cause you cells to crack.

Solar Encapsulate uses Platinum as a curing agent do not confuse with glues ,resigns and epoxies.

QSil 216 Purpose:

To Protect from Damage.

Extend Life.

Allow Thermal Expansion.

Enhance Performance.


Encapsulants when properly used  allow your solar cells to operate at their peak
extending the life of the solar Panel.
  1. Made of a soft silicon that absorbs impact, encapsulants provide a cocoon around the cells preventing bugs, animals, and debris from contacting the cells.
  2. Encapsulants extend the life of a solar cell by preventing oxygen and other gasses from oxidizing the cell during the normal function of producing power.
  3. Thermal expansion is  often over looked.  When cured, encapsulants  are designed to set as a soft pliable rubber that will easily deform then  return to its cured shape. (For example on a warm sunny day the temperature of a solar cell can vary 40 degrees with the passing of a cloud resulting in expansion and contraction of the cell.)  The encapsulate acts as a shock absorber allowing the cells to expand and contract with little resistance hereby preventing breakage.
  4. Enhanced performance is achieved through the encapsulants ability to bond the cell directly to the glass providing all of its other functions and allowing the cell to become one with the glass thus reducing solar reflection and heat build up.

Qsil 216 has a 4 hour working life that can be extended by cooling below 65 and can be heat cured. Product normally cures in 24 to 48 hours.  Qsil 216 is the most stable two part product on the market for the home builder.
This encapsulant does not have the problem of premature curing in high humidity.

Encapsulants are often compared to epoxy resins, and glues. There is no comparison. Solar cells float suspended in encapsulant allowing the cell to expand and contract with heat. Glues and epoxies are rigid and will cause your cells to micro crack and then fracture into hundreds of pieces as cells try to expand when subjected to sunlight.

Solar Encapsulant is made of a liquid optic clear silicone that hardens to a consistency of jello tacky to the touch. The silicone is hardened using a Platinum based hardener when mixed in the proper ratio the hardener will set off a chemical reaction. Unlike epoxy you will not see a heat build up during cure. Encapsulants are designed to out last the useful life of your solar cells remaining clear and pliable for 20 years

Contact TG Solar for bulk pricing

Buy from a true solar Products Distributor.

Authorized Distributor of

QSil 216, 4 hour working life

                            QSil 222, 24 hour working life Encapsulant Products : QSIL 222

These products are sold by the pound and are available in units up to 495 pounds.

Buy in bulk and save prices $18  per pound with free shipping (5.5 gallon)to do 40 or more panels

Contact TG Solar for bulk pricing

QSil 216

This product is made for solar cell encapsulation.

 

2-part, clear, low viscosity, 4 hour working life,

 room temperature cures in days. (FAST CURE)

Mixing is easy add part B to A in a Metal or Glass Bowl.

Stir gently do not whip in air bubbles.

 

This is 4 - 16 oz or 4 pound

for  

4-36, 3X6 cell panels or smaller.

 

Please read and learn about the products you are buying before you buy.

 

 It is your solar panel you made it to produce power for your house. Now finish it with a product made to encapsulate solar cells. A product made by a US company that will protect your solar cells and your investment from the environment for years.

 

Some products do not have data information that supports what the sellers clam. If you cannot find the manufacturer listing and MSDS information along with Data sheets then maybe the product is not what it is being sold as ...Be careful you need the MSDS to know if these products are harmful or reactive….

 

 

I sell

QSil 216 and 222

 

The only consistent product for solar cell encapsulation

 

The QSil line of products are produced using Dow Chemical silicone's as their base and generally have the same characteristics 

 


Thank you for taking the time to read this information.

 

Data sheets

http://www.quantumsilicones.com/PDFs/data/QSil%20216%20Data%20Sheet.pdf

MSDS A

http://www.quantumsilicones.com/PDFs/msds/QSil%20216%20A%20Material%20Safety%20Data%20Sheet.pdf

MSDS B

http://www.quantumsilicones.com/PDFs/msds/QSil%20216%20B%20Material%20Safety%20Data%20Sheet.pdf

Product Description

QSil 216 is a 2 part, clear liquid silicone which will cure at room temperature or at elevated temperatures.

This product is supplied in matched kits in a 10 to 1 ratio of A to B.

Mixing

Weigh 10 parts of A to 1 part of B. The mixing container should be 4 to 5 times

larger than the volume of silicone. Using clean tools thoroughly mix the A and B

components.

Storage and Shelf Life

QSil 216 should be stored in the original unopened container at 25C (77F). It will

remain useful for a period of 12 months if stored under those conditions.

Not for Product Specification

The technical data listed herein is provided as a reference only and is not intended as sales specifications. For sales and technical assistance or for product

recommendations, please call 937-743-9398

Key Performance Properties

• Convenient 10:1 mixing ratio for use in automatic dispensing equipment or hand

  mixing

• Low viscosity which allows for ease of flow around complex parts, providing

  electrical insulation and shock resistance

• Contains no solvents

• Non-yellowing catalyst system

• The chemical composition provides hydrolytic stability and reversion resistance

Uncured Properties QSil 216A QSil 216B

Color Clear Clear

Viscosity, cps 4000 500

Specific Gravity 1.02 1.00

Uncured Properties with curing agent added

Color Clear, colorless

Consistency Easily pourable

Work Time 4 hours

Cured Properties (cured 1 hour @ 100 ° C/212 ° F)

Hardness, Shore A 40

Tensile Strength, psi 750

Elongation, % 100

Shrinkage ~0.1

Refractive Index 1.406

Electrical Properties

Dielectric Strength, v/mil 500

Dielectric Constant @ 1000Hz 2.69

Dissipation Factor @1000Hz 0.0006

Volume resistivity, ohmcm1.7 x 1015

Thermal Properties

Useful Temperature Range -60 to 200C

Thermal Conductivity