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expired Posted by DesertGardener | Staff • Dec 23, 2024
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ECO-WORTHY 130W 12V Flexible Mono Solar Panel $55.99 + Free Shipping
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They average about 95W and peak at 115w for just a few seconds at a time.
I contacted them about it and they refunded me $10. Even then I wouldn't buy it again.
Their 195W ridged panel is a much nicer product.
They average about 95W and peak at 115w for just a few seconds at a time.
I contacted them about it and they refunded me $10. Even then I wouldn't buy it again.
Their 195W ridged panel is a much nicer product.
Looking at it, $55 for constant 95w is still 1.72w per $1.
I also have their 195w bifacial and the average is really only 145-150w.
$90 for $150w is 1.66. Not a good as the flexible.
Having said that, I wouldn't get the flexible again either.
The problem is their cheap plastic backing. Over a years time, it has warp into the solar cell lines, clearly see them now. Vs another another flexible panel I have and the backing has not warp. Don't think the lifespan will last.
I wanted flexible to put on my pergola as they are much lighter but these are not good quality.
Looking at it, $55 for constant 95w is still 1.72w per $1.
I also have their 195w bifacial and the average is really only 145-150w.
$90 for $150w is 1.66. Not a good as the flexible.
Having said that, I wouldn't get the flexible again either.
The problem is their cheap plastic backing. Over a years time, it has warp into the solar cell lines, clearly see them now. Vs another another flexible panel I have and the backing has not warp. Don't think the lifespan will last.
I wanted flexible to put on my pergola as they are much lighter but these are not good quality.
it's a bit smaller than my older 200w one I got through Home depot (nature power I think)
but they both put out about the same 165w on a good sunny day with the tilt set right.
Anyway that 200w sells under $100 on most of their promotions. And to me it's just a better product than these Flex panels at about the same price per watt.
it's a bit smaller than my older 200w one I got through Home depot (nature power I think)
but they both put out about the same 165w on a good sunny day with the tilt set right.
Anyway that 200w sells under $100 on most of their promotions. And to me it's just a better product than these Flex panels at about the same price per watt.
Same specs and everything.
Yeah mine will jump from time to time but 150w is really the norm for me.
You can get 2 of them for $175 which is a little bit less than $90.
I have 4 of these and was thinking of getting 4 more before the tariffs kick in.
I do like these but too heavy to put on the pergola.
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Same specs and everything.
Yeah mine will jump from time to time but 150w is really the norm for me.
You can get of of them for $175 which is a little bit less than $90.
I have 4 of these and was thinking of getting 4 more before the tariffs kick in.
I do like these but too heavy to put on the pergola.
Then I saw the prices coming down on these Lifep04 batteries to $110 for 100AH and jumped on 3 of those and quickly decided I needed another 200w panel. OfCourse along with that came a better charge controller (30A) and bigger inverter (2000w pure sine).
I'm now at the point of wondering how do I utilize this power on a day-to-day basis.
Now that I'm not just charging batteries anymore, I've done some testing and found If I run a 1500w heater on the chilly night's it only last about 5 hours (give or take).
If I run a window AC on the hotter days it lasts all day, but it takes a couple days to recover what's been used.
Had a couple of really cold nights this month and found my best option was just running an electric blanket and was able to recover the power fully the next day (if the sun was out).
Do you have any suggestions on what else I can use this simple setup for other than what I'm already doing?
Then I saw the prices coming down on these Lifep04 batteries to $110 for 100AH and jumped on 3 of those and quickly decided I needed another 200w panel. OfCourse along with that came a better charge controller (30A) and bigger inverter (2000w pure sine).
I'm now at the point of wondering how do I utilize this power on a day-to-day basis.
Now that I'm not just charging batteries anymore, I've done some testing and found If I run a 1500w heater on the chilly night's it only last about 5 hours (give or take).
If I run a window AC on the hotter days it lasts all day, but it takes a couple days to recover what's been used.
Had a couple of really cold nights this month and found my best option was just running an electric blanket and was able to recover the power fully the next day (if the sun was out).
Do you have any suggestions on what else I can use this simple setup for other than what I'm already doing?
At first I got into solar because we were going to buy a van and build a camper van.
Bought my first lifepo4 batteries for $900 for 2 x 100ah.
Since we weren't getting a van anytime soon, I decided to set up a system to run our 2nd fridge inside the garage.
That fridge uses around 2.4-3kwh per day so I ramped up the solar to keep up.
Once I ramped up the solar and had extra daily energy, what else can I do ??
Our kitchen fridge sits against the garage and I drilled a hole and ran both frdiges 24/7.
Had to ramp up the solar again to run both of them.
Once I got done doing that, I built up a 2nd system to run various stuff in the kitchen.
But then we bought a Tesla and now I dump all my energy from the 2nd system to that.
I would put more solar out but my wife is yelling at me as we live in a HOA and the yard is kind of small.
I ran out of stuff to do until we bought a piece of land and put a camper out there.
Now I'm building that up to be 100% solar sufficient.
Solar is like an addiction and I keep buying stuff and get yelled at later.
I would look around the house and see what else you can cleverly run on your solar system.
Like I'm putting all my cables through the garage and find clever way of getting it inside the house.
If you're looking for a really great inexpensive power station, the Dabbsson dbs1400 pro on Ebay can be had for $487. That's a 2400w unit with 1380wh. Enough power to run just about anything. To make up for the small capacity, I just use normal lifepo4 batteries and extend the capacity.
Power stations are so cheap now that if I was starting over, I would just buy one as my head unit and buy lifepo4 batteries for more capacity.
This is what I'm doing at the land for the camper.
I have a bunch of lifepo4 batteries being solar charged and I feed that into the power station. I control the power station remotely through wifi and it has worked well for me.
Power stations are so cheap now that if I was starting over, I would just buy one as my head unit and buy lifepo4 batteries for more capacity.
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If you're using a 12v, you'll get roughly 100w continuous wattge into the Dabbsson.
24v ~200w and 48v ~400w.
The Dabbsson is on the stingy said as how much it allows in.
Other power stations I have, I get more wattage for 24v and 48v versus the Dabbsson.
It's the software they are using to not allow more wattage inputs.
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