5Watt solar panel - what else is it good for?
I purchased a 5 watt solar trickle charge panel with the 12V plug-in connector and also the alligator clip connectors. It worked great for the 2 months I needed it. But now I don't need it for chargin...
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I use a 5W panel on a couple of my vehicles that rarely get driven - a Ranger and a Toyota MR2 Spyder. Works great except the discharge on the Spyder is such that the panel cannot be on the dashboard unlike the Ranger. Sitting on the trunk lit in the open however works fine.
Meanwhile I found this 5W mono-crystalline panel from Amazon for $15, shipped free with Amazon prime so I had to order one as it was the cheapest I've seen. Got it today - very nice quality. The only downside is the frame is a bit thick - like it's meant for a medium/full sized panel at just under an inch tall. Isc matches the label at 0.32A, Voc is 21V, Imp is 0.3A, Vmp is 16.6V
It's the rightmost panel in this photo (45W - 20W - 5W)
Meanwhile I found this 5W mono-crystalline panel from Amazon for $15, shipped free with Amazon prime so I had to order one as it was the cheapest I've seen. Got it today - very nice quality. The only downside is the frame is a bit thick - like it's meant for a medium/full sized panel at just under an inch tall. Isc matches the label at 0.32A, Voc is 21V, Imp is 0.3A, Vmp is 16.6V
It's the rightmost panel in this photo (45W - 20W - 5W)
