Tuesday, Jan 02, 2007 at 15:50
Billy, you state 'not aware that USA "branded" panels were in fact made in Korea and /or China'
Question: what panel is "branded" made in USA ??
If the panel actually states it is made in the USA then it must be, my point is most, if not all, solar panels are made in Asia etc, for the simple reason it costs far less to manufacture there than Australia and USA. Reason being we want more money and bigger wages here than they pay over there. They have the facilities and the
infrastructure in place to manufacture at a competitive price.
BP are now, or about to, make their panels in Asia also.
If you need/want only 10 amps/day that equates to ~1.6 a/h and can be supplied by a panel of 25 to 30 watt which is less than 600 x 600 (2 foot x 2 foot) in size.
However remember it's better to be getting more than you need, than to be struggling with a panel that's too small to be fully effective.
(80 watts would run a fridge)
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