expiredTattyBear | Staff posted Feb 14, 2023 06:05 PM
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expiredTattyBear | Staff posted Feb 14, 2023 06:05 PM
ECO-WORTHY 100W Portable Foldable Solar Panel Kit with Adjustable Kickstand
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There are plenty of pocketable foldables in the 20-30w range which are perfect for hiking, charging phones, etc.
These panels are meant for car camping. Fold them up and shove them somewhere safe, easier and less likely to break than rigid panels, but can still charge larger batteries like ECOFlow stuff.
For each panel to work, they all have to face the sun equally because the output is only as good as the weakest panel. If one panel is completely shaded, the whole solar panel will even stop producing power because each small panels do not have bypass diodes.
100w 10"x8" Folding panels are also not that thin as you are imagining. When folded , it is bulky for a backpack and having a 2 fold panel is way more convenient to carry so you can still use your backpack for other stuffs. 100w 2 fold panel isn't really that big.
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There are plenty of pocketable foldables in the 20-30w range which are perfect for hiking, charging phones, etc.
These panels are meant for car camping. Fold them up and shove them somewhere safe, easier and less likely to break than rigid panels, but can still charge larger batteries like ECOFlow stuff.
My build is based on this video for the hinges & legs (www.youtube.com/watch?v=L54Iizd
I used (2) 2-1/2 in. Zinc Plated Broad Loose Pin Hinges (Home Depot Everbilt 29307 - Internet #314151476) to connect the panels and then put another hinge vertically on the back side to keep them from closing when erected. Just take out the pin to close panels. Put some tape on the stem of the pins near the top so they fit tight in the hinge. I used #10 stainless steel bolts, washers & nuts whenever possible. The legs are Performance Tool (or Wilmar) W1475 Telescoping Prop Rods from autoplicity.com. The spacer between the rod and aluminum frame is 1/2 in. x 1 in. x 0.194 Inner Diameter Nylon Spacer (Internet #204276570).
You could use 3 legs as shown in www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMJ2R1D
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A nice, thin folding panel would be very nice.
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that said why would you want to bring a large solar panel on a hike... if the hike is for a purpose, like powering a repeater for search and rescue operations, where there is no cell service, and radio signals can't propogate well over the terrain. you lug solar and batteries and a repeater station to the top, deploy your antenna array so that the different search teams have reliable communications.
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