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> Panels efficiency is measured in Watts, and this kid is not going to be able to record their efficiency with a simple probe DMM.

Well, he could've just connected a 5-ohm resistor across the leads, so he would be measuring voltage under a load instead of open circuit. Then finding the power produced would be a simple application of Ohm's law.

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