Can Tire Coleman (Sunforce) 100w Solar Panel Specs

So get a Eco-W for the 230w or did you sell it off?

I'd be tempted to flat mount those 200w and parallel a set to a Eco-w. You would only push it if running a big load mid day in the summer.

One thing I have noticed is that the lower watt 24v panels are getting scarcer. I see more and more 250-300w panels for what you would have paid for a 230w a few years ago. Soon a 20a controller like the Eco-w will be obsolete as GT panels get too big for it. A 435w panel isn't that much larger than my 230w poly, that's a heck of a one panel system.

JiminDenver wrote:
That is a great deal on the 200w's. I bet they haven't sold because they want to sell it all at once. Did you see the 90w panel for $125? The TS-MPPT-30 for $300 isn't a great deal, then again I have no idea what they cost up there.

So what is this project?

:) JiminDenver can't help looking for deals, even if a little out of town. :)

I don't know the story on the 200s. Too much temptation if I started to look into it.

I am getting tired of swapping the big 255 back and forth between the TC and 5er and there are times the 5er needs some (but not a lot) solar when the TC has the 255 (which mainly runs the small electric-only fridge)

Not having a propane fridge in the TC and no space for a portable generator is a real problem. Next I will have to do the truck alternator back to the house batts upgrade trick people have shown on here for when the solar can't keep up with the fridge.

Renovating an old RV is worse than starting a small reno in your house. Pretty soon the whole thing gets out of hand until you owe your soul to Home Depot.

That is a great deal on the 200w's. I bet they haven't sold because they want to sell it all at once. Did you see the 90w panel for $125? The TS-MPPT-30 for $300 isn't a great deal, then again I have no idea what they cost up there.

So what is this project?

BFL13 wrote:

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I was looking at this guy's ad for 200w panels for $100 each and thought JiminDenver would have them all in a flash. :) Only thing is I would need a second Eco-W to run one, so it would double the price and a bit. Still cheaper per watt than two of those 100w ones on sale though. ( I wanted the smaller physical size panel for this particular job, so I couldn't take advantage. :( ) I already have a PWM controller in the spare parts bin, so that is "free."

http://www.usedvictoria.com/classified-ad/Solar-Inverters-And-Panels_25775138

Nice find.

JiminDenver wrote:

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12v panels are expensive compared to 24v panels. I have been looking for a pair of 140w or 150w to make a hinged portable but they each cost as much as a much larger 24v panel.
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Been my experience also.

As the household, higher voltage panels have more cells and higher wattage, guess you get some sort of bulk-buy discount with them.

My 3 panels (2x190,1x300) have all been around Can$1 per watt in Ontario (+tax) from two different dealers (picked up, not shipped). But you need a more expensive mppt to go that route.

If all you really need is a small pwm, 12V system then CanTire may be the cheapest way to go up here.

The Grape Solar GS-STAR-100 Poly panel is $150 on Amazon. 40.2 x 26.4 x 1.4 inches; 19.6 pounds. Vmpp=18 Impp=5.56

gkainz wrote:
all of the links in all the posts above work for me. Not that that helps 2oldman ...

I expect he has Windows 95, so that could be it! :)

JiminDenver wrote:
Polys are getting smaller. My 250w polys are smaller than my older 230w poly.

12v panels are expensive compared to 24v panels. I have been looking for a pair of 140w or 150w to make a hinged portable but they each cost as much as a much larger 24v panel.

Finally got the page to come up. Do you have to pay VAT and such over and above the $198?

Yes we have sales tax. Federal sales tax 5% and provincial sales tax 7% for 12% but only the fed tax was applied to the solar panel. ( I also bought an inverter but they applied both taxes to that--they pick and choose which things to tax depending on the politics of the government in power at the time)

So bottom line-- sale price of the panel 198.99 plus 9.95 tax = 208. 94 minus store discount today only special deal of 16.72 = 192.22 CAN, or about $146 US at 76 cents if I did that right.

The Sunforce guy said they were making a new 150w panel that is also smaller than their old 120w jobs. Something to do with the cells being smaller nowadays.

I was looking at this guy's ad for 200w panels for $100 each and thought JiminDenver would have them all in a flash. :) Only thing is I would need a second Eco-W to run one, so it would double the price and a bit. Still cheaper per watt than two of those 100w ones on sale though. ( I wanted the smaller physical size panel for this particular job, so I couldn't take advantage. :( ) I already have a PWM controller in the spare parts bin, so that is "free."

http://www.usedvictoria.com/classified-ad/Solar-Inverters-And-Panels_25775138

Polys are getting smaller. My 250w polys are smaller than my older 230w poly.

12v panels are expensive compared to 24v panels. I have been looking for a pair of 140w or 150w to make a hinged portable but they each cost as much as a much larger 24v panel.

Finally got the page to come up. Do you have to pay VAT and such over and above the $198?

all of the links in all the posts above work for me. Not that that helps 2oldman ...