100W Portable kit on ebay
- Thread starter Dennx
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Wicked 2007
Observer
Thanks for the Info!!
Corey
OverCamping Specialist
The one 12V cig plug that you can connect to the charge controller is a male, they should have included a female one too.
I am going to have to see if I can find a short one with female ends on both ends, then I can try plugging in one of the Goal Zero LED lanterns to see if the panel will run it without a battery.
If it could do that, I am sure it would power an ARB fridge with enough sun hitting the panel with no battery.
Not that I am going to power a fridge by the panel only, but it would be cool if it worked.
For the $$$ I spent on this 100 watt panel, I think it was well worth it.
These have really come down in price in the past few years.
I am going to have to see if I can find a short one with female ends on both ends, then I can try plugging in one of the Goal Zero LED lanterns to see if the panel will run it without a battery.
If it could do that, I am sure it would power an ARB fridge with enough sun hitting the panel with no battery.
Not that I am going to power a fridge by the panel only, but it would be cool if it worked.
For the $$$ I spent on this 100 watt panel, I think it was well worth it.
These have really come down in price in the past few years.
bat
Explorer
I just received my panels with case and overall it looks pretty like a pretty nice setup. My last setup had W solar panels which I was happy with and the frame and stand look solid. I am a little leery about the controller so I might replace it with a Morningstar 10 amp in the future.
bat
Explorer
After doing some looking into about the charge controller which I think is a Ysmart tech cmp12 it seems it may be just for a lead acid battery which I have a Agm. I know on the sunsaver stuff you need to change between lead and agm on the controller depending on which battery it is charging. If this is correct can you ruin the Agm battery, any thoughts and finding would be great.
HenryJ
Expedition Leader
I have been watching for a long time , looking for another set , or a larger set of panels. Adding the 12V fridge this year expanded our demands and we needed slightly more that the 40w panels we had been using.
I am not totally disappointed. I was able to shield my cables and add the connectors to swap ends. I put together a male and female port port connector. Still wish I had the controller with the battery condition range on it like yours.
Yesterday I made a cover for mine from Neoprene and Masonite. It now matches up with the panel set that I made years ago.
On the bright side, I shared your link with a couple friends who have been watching for solar panels. They both grabbed the good deal. THANKS!
Thanks for posting and the pics. I sure wish I had seen you post a few days earlier. I dropped my cash on another 100w ebay panel. $70 more for mine and no case, no power port connector, no detachable cables and a controller with far fewer features....
I am not totally disappointed. I was able to shield my cables and add the connectors to swap ends. I put together a male and female port port connector. Still wish I had the controller with the battery condition range on it like yours.
Yesterday I made a cover for mine from Neoprene and Masonite. It now matches up with the panel set that I made years ago.
On the bright side, I shared your link with a couple friends who have been watching for solar panels. They both grabbed the good deal. THANKS!
Corey
OverCamping Specialist
You are welcome.
I think for the money this is going to be a nice unit.
I am not going to worry if it is compatible or not with my AGM battery in my ArkPak, as it will not be hooked up for long periods of time.
I will probably contact Solar Blvd though and ask them their thoughts on the stock charge controller and my AGM battery.
I think for the money this is going to be a nice unit.
I am not going to worry if it is compatible or not with my AGM battery in my ArkPak, as it will not be hooked up for long periods of time.
I will probably contact Solar Blvd though and ask them their thoughts on the stock charge controller and my AGM battery.
Corey, does it seem logical that they sold out and is now offering this?
http://www.solarblvd.com/Solar-Pane...oldable-12-Volt-Solar-Panel/product_info.html
a 120 watt panel? 1.625 dollars per watt
the deal you guys posted before was 1.69 dollars per watt.
The description leads me to believe it is the same as this unit on amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Go-Power-GP-PSK-120-Portable-Controller/dp/B009MIPH4K
due to the discripton of the "spring loaded carry handle".
http://www.solarblvd.com/Solar-Pane...oldable-12-Volt-Solar-Panel/product_info.html
a 120 watt panel? 1.625 dollars per watt
the deal you guys posted before was 1.69 dollars per watt.
The description leads me to believe it is the same as this unit on amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Go-Power-GP-PSK-120-Portable-Controller/dp/B009MIPH4K
due to the discripton of the "spring loaded carry handle".
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Corey
OverCamping Specialist
My handles are also spring loaded.
Yeah, that 120 watt panel was also available when I bought my 100 watt panel, but I figured 100 watts was enough for my situation.
Still waiting to hear back from them on why the page was taken down for mine, but I bet you right, it is sold out.
Geeeeez, that one on Amazon is waaaaaaaaaaaaaay over priced.
Yeah, that 120 watt panel was also available when I bought my 100 watt panel, but I figured 100 watts was enough for my situation.
Still waiting to hear back from them on why the page was taken down for mine, but I bet you right, it is sold out.
Geeeeez, that one on Amazon is waaaaaaaaaaaaaay over priced.
ahh. Intriguing. Does your version have the battery type switch? by the look of the pictures you posted, there isn't any choices. The 120 watt model doesn't specify that it has a switch, but it does list 3 battery types.. I don't really have a need for it right now, but thought it might be worth taking a gamble?