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		baking on Dec 10, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A 100MW solar farm in Texas will mount panels dire... I assume they need to worry about scratches. An XXXXXL clean room bootie wouldn't work because it would pick up sand and grit as you walk across the panels.

etrautmann on Dec 10, 2022 | [–]

The real world just isn’t that clean. There’s no way that a weight spreading shoe will do more than some random frequent dust cleanings

kadoban on Dec 10, 2022 | [–]

A few scratches aren't going to be a big deal. Not like they not going to get dirty and dinged up from the wind anyway.

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