Portable Solar Panels
Hi! We are new to RVing and have a lot to learn! We have a 13 foot KZ Sportsman and we are interested in getting a portable solar panel so we can go places where electricity is not available. Anyon...
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deltabravo wrote:RickLight wrote:
Any thoughts on what makes the Xantrex worth 3-5 times the price of a similar Renogy?
The name brand. The fact they are thin, frameless with a built in case.
The cost wouldn't deter me because I have limited space to store them. I could easily stash then in the back seat of the truck along with all the other gear I store back there. A folding frame style panel in a case would never fit.
The seats are always folded up, then I have plastic totes back there. The slim Xantrex panels would fit between to totes and the folder up back seat, which stores vertical against the back of the cab.
I wish mfg selling panels with PWM controllers would list the ACTUAL max watts the panel will supply. These "100W" panels are really only a 60-70W panel max with PWM controller, 13-14V@ 5.5A Only with a MPPT controller will you get 100W.
