Solar Expert Component Review Requested
I had previously been looking at the GoPower Solar Extreme "Kit" and received some very good feedback from all you folks here in the forums. It is due to that feedback that I have decided to piece my ...
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Less installation cost, more watts, and less overall cost by going to 4 nominal 24V modules if you can fit them.
My thought on the panels was to be able to lose one panel to a failure and only lose 100 watts. I can jump the wire over the top of it in this case. It's a balancing act I know. More panels, more failure modes too.
There is little chance of failure of a well installed module. Your connectors and hold down hardware are the arbiters of how the modules will live. Since the acetates used to encapsulate the cells are really tough, there should be not too much that can break a typical module.
I'd strongly advise you to research those bendable modules. There have been reports of failures and I believe, in most cases, it is about either bending them too much or they stress crack from not being installed correctly. If they are adhesed to a surface, you will be giving up watts when the weather is warm. I know it sounds like a convenient idea, but there is no way I would buy one.
