solar panel purchase

i bought one less than $400 from ebay
very happy dont know about amps etc its 80watts and it charges the battery.
cheers

hi i bought 3 of ebay i got 2 x 35watt panels and made it a folding one 70 watts cost me $360 with out regulator. and 130watt one for car $580 with out regulator they both work a treat 20 year warranty on the output best investment i have made. Cheers
Brett

I have a good quality 100W bifold unit from ABR. Yep it's expensive but more than happy. I am going to buy a 120W solar panel from an ebay supplier based in Melbourne as it appears good value. I'll be able to provide decent evaluation and feedback after 12 months or so. Thinking of matching it to the new Redarc Smart Start BMS which the savings will no doubt help pay for.

Cheers Mick

Yes, probably a reasonably big difference in performance too :)

I would like to see various 100 Watt (or 80 Watt) panels all set up under controlled conditions and see what the results are in *LOW light* conditions, not the maximum set-up for best performance numbers, but the average to normal use conditions.
I would think the elcheapo panels would have trouble keeping up with the renown leaders in the Solar field under low light conditions.

I've asked one extremely knowledgeable member a few times now about the brand of panel he's bought, when he posted he believed they were not as efficient as he believed it should be under LOW light conditions, to date I've had no reply :)
I thought it would be good to know what brand he bought, so other people did not have to suffer the same problem in low light conditions.

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Steve,
hint: use your "signature" and avoid the problem :) :)

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I bought a set of 'el cheapo' 120w panels thru eBay. The panels performs up to (and beyoind) specs and expectations.
The 'archilles heel' on the cheapo sets seems to be the regulator/controller and the sub-standard cable size.
I uprated the controller to a decent one (not necessary the most expensive), and re-cabled the thing.
Test over the weekend (sunny day Sat./overcast on Sun.), and monitoring the performance- now all good !!

I bought a no name 80 watt panel off Ebay last year for under $400 delivered. I installed it a few weeks ago and it seems to have the same output as the other two BP 80 watt panels. It hasn't been over any rough roads yet so the jury is still out on it. When I have had it a while I will pass on results.

Bob

do a search on ebay solar here, and you will come up with some good advice too.
some sellers on ebay have been known to sell under rated panels, ie give you a 60 when you order an 80w panel.
Search, have a bit of a read, make an informed decision.

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