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LED or xenon?

Cell testing: Anyone purchasing a cell tester today will find themselves confronted with a controversy: LED or xenon? Hanwha Q Cells has now placed into service an LED flasher from Wavelabs. Following is a consideration of the advantages and drawbacks compared with common xenon flashers.

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Michael Fuhs

02 Apr 2014

The commissioning of the first LED cell flasher on the production line at Hanwha Q Cells in Thalheim on March 12 wasn’t exactly a celebration. But it was something special nonetheless. When you take the stairs down to Line Six, you get a good view of the machines in the plant, where 200 megawatt cells …

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