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From: henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer)
Subject: Re: solar cells
Message-ID: <1990Dec31.215646.27617@zoo.toronto.edu>
Organization: U of Toronto Zoology
References: <1990Dec28.210436.10601@zoo.toronto.edu> <939@venice.SEDD.TRW.COM> <1990Dec29.063939.20478@zoo.toronto.edu> <40313@nigel.ee.udel.edu>
Date: Mon, 31 Dec 90 21:56:46 GMT

In article <40313@nigel.ee.udel.edu> berryh@udel.edu (John Berryhill) writes:
>>Oh yes there is:  the cell.  There is a common misconception that
>>semiconductor devices ought to be eternal; it is not true.  There are
>>a variety of failure mechanisms...
>
>Of all of your points, I least understand the significance of this one.

The significance is simply that the cell lifetime, replacement cost, and
disposal must be figured into the costs, instead of being quietly ignored.
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