Hi guys,newbie here; about 5 years ago I bought some Chinese solar panel kit off ebay(you know the six panel,controller,and pvc holding frame) and it was working fairly well until I went to visit my mother and came back to find that instead of registering the usual 1.5(per panel) on my multi-meter,they were reading 24w! don't want to throw them away and I've read that they usually last for a good while?!?! Please,somebody help! they resemble the harbor freight kind...