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Question about solar panel specs

Old_Islander
Explorer
Explorer
I wonder if some of you folks who understand solar power, controllers, and the like would mind having a look at the following specs.

I'm going to get a 50 watt solar panel (& controller, etc.) for the roof of my truck camper to keep one 12 volt battery topped up at sites with no shore power. But I don't want to affix it up there permanently. I'll keep it inside and only deploy it, if and when required.

On Amazon, there is a flexible one, quite a bit lighter and easier to carry up the ladder, rather than a metal framed glass panel. I worry that with it, I'll lose performance; I don't understand the specs. Here they are:

Glass panel / metal frame -- approx. 10 pounds -- specs



Flexible panel -- approx. 3 pounds -- specs



The flexible panel is $20 more -- is it's performance vs the glass/metal panel significantly less? Any other concerns about the flex panel versus the glass/metal?

Thanks...
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2oldman
Explorer II
Explorer II
They're essentially identical.
"If I'm wearing long pants, I'm too far north" - 2oldman