200W Lensun Solar Blanket - Ultra-Portable Complete Solar System (Demo and Review)
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- In this video, I demo and review a compact and lightweight complete solar system from Lensun - www.lensunsola...
EPever WiFi Box - amzn.to/30kX7Qh
EPever Software - www.epsolarpv....
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Disclaimer: Love Your RV! received a 200W Lensun Solar Blanket Kit review sample free of charge.
The kit includes a 200-watt semiflexible solar panel array that folds up into a super portable 16"x16" square. It also includes a waterproof EPever 15A MPPT controller, various hookup cables, a canvas carrying bag, and an EPever WiFi data dongle.
I tested its charging power output when flat on the ground and then perpendicular to the ground for the best sun angle. Then I performed a simulated rain test, soaking the system pretty good for several minutes with water. It handled the shower and kept right on charging and dried out within an hour's time.
I found the 200 watts fell short of rated amps and watts. But still pretty good considering its a flexible folding panel and my test environment wasn't optimal. Overall I feel it may be quite useful for campers and RVer where storage space is at a premium. Or folks that want a simple way to attach a solar charging system to their batteries.
Likes:
Compact and Lightweight
Complete Kit Ready to Hook to Battery
Simple to Hook Up
Includes WiFi Dongle for EPever Phone App
Anderson Power Pole Type Connectors
5 Meter Cable (16.4 feet)
Waterproof MPPT Solar Controller
Works with Lead Acid & Lithium Batteries
Sewn-in Metal Grommets
Carrying Bag w/Accessories Pouch
ETFE Film Solar Cells
PERC Solar Cells
Dislikes:
Hard to Maximize Solar Input
Skeptical of Long Term Durability
Solar Panels get Hot
Low-Quality Alligator Clamps
No Fuse on Battery Line
Temp Sensor Too Close to Controller
Android App Clunky to Install & Third Party
Requires Separate WiFi Access Point
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Very informative thank you for posting as much information as you did.
Hopefully they offer just the panels - I'd like two but have everything else already.
I"ve been watching this product for a while and I am also concerned about the long term use of this product. I would love to see followup videos on it.
Hey Ray - Another great review!
Do you think you could give reviewed items your own score out of 10?
I'm guessing you'd give this one a 6 or 7?
Sounds about right. :)
Good review. I saw you photographed the shy photographer. Say hi.
Thanks! Will do!
A couple of questions for you: are the Anderson connectors waterproof? And is the panel itself waterproof? I live in a temperate rainforest and need some additional solar on my boat but we got a good deal of rainfall each year and I'm wondering if the cloth between the solar cells, where the wires run between the individual cells, would let water get into the cells. Any info you can provide is appreciated, before I spend that kind of money.
I'd class this as an easy to deploy portable solution, OK for the odd soaking but not for consistently wet places. I'd avoid this product for a boat and look at rigid panels if possible if not water tight thin flexible panels and use water proof MC4 connectors versus power poles. Cheers, Ray
@@LoveYourRV thanks for the quick response. I do have two semi flexible panels already and they work great here. They also have the waterproof MC4 connectors. I just need one more panel the folds and stores that I can place in random places as the sun moves around the boat.
This 200W Jackery panel is IP67 waterproof www.jackery.com/products/solarsaga-200w-solar-panel But will need some sort of adapter as the connector is designed to plug into there power station
Is this like an electric blanket that I can snuggle up with ?
Yes, a very uncomfortable blanket. :)
It gets very warm during the day so you can use it to keep you warm at night. ;)
I think 10 amps is pretty darn good. Other than when I am in the AZ desert I rarely more than 6-8 amps from my 2-100W renogy glass panels here in PNW; that I 'chase the sun' with. In AZ. I get 10-12 amps. I agree with your assessment at the end. 3+ years ago I went with glass vs flexible because of reliability / durability, but I hear the newer ones appear to be doing better.
Very thorough and informative video. Thanks. I noticed that Lensun has a foldable panel option with a MPPT controller. Do you have any comparative experience with this one?
This one I tested came with an MPPT controller - ruclips.net/video/MlgkEqzfOHo/видео.html
@@LoveYourRV Lensun currently sells both a 200w blanket (yours) and a 200w foldable panel. Both have an mppt controller. I was wondering if you tried out the foldable panel.
@@harrelsonbryan80 No, they only sent me the blanket
Is this a paid review or was it self purchased.
A review sample was provided to me free of charge but no money was paid for the review. Noted that near the start of the video and in the video description.
Looks to cumbersome. Too many components
Love the compactness of this and I'm all about plug and go. I'm wondering if a small solid suitcase style would be more robust.
Have you been following Bluetti ? Lots of us looking for solar ...i like this ! I have been buying flexi panels for my van project. This might work ..
Very informative as usual, thanks again for the great content.
Hello Ray, Thank you for this well done review :-0). What is the inverter you hooked up to the battery for the heater load? Could we just not use the Wi-fi blue gadget and app?
It's just a cheap Walmart inverter I keep in the truck toolbox. Use it mostly for testing things and as a backup, in case our main RV inverter fails while out camping. www.walmart.ca/en/ip/everstart-1000-watt-digital-inverter-red/6000198978807
@@LoveYourRV Thank You ! :-0)
Another good video, Ray. I have seen the included charge controllers didn’t work with a lithium. But you were able to get it working with the SOK so maybe they were different blankets from Lensun. Thanks for the good review. Hope you are doing well. Texas is looking at a winter storm this weekend. Hope the power stays on this time. all the best!
Not as over priced as some .
Try to avoid flexible panels , 1st two things that make for over priced panels is smaller [ lower wattage ] and [ flexible ] .
Glass panels 300++ watts common price per. watt under $1.00 , and as low as $00.19 per. watt .
Study solar and find these prices are common $.19 - $.79 per watt - on larger glass panels .
Other wise a good channel , Thanks
Great review, thanks a lot!
You might have gone for the bluetooth option to connect so you can keep your own wifi.
Personally I would have preferred to use a Victron 75 15 instead, does raise the price a bit but better quality.
I just ordered Rockpal 100w. Was burned last time it came from Chyna. We'll see
I have never seen this until now. Thanks for telling me about it.
lol Price: $729.00 $489.00 way to much money. That stuff don't cost that much. people out there need to stop ripping people off.
Seems like a good business opportunity then as most of the 200W portable kits I see are running at similar pricing. Put together a kit sell it and make a mint!
The load output is actually perfect for everything except your inverter. So lights, fridge, etc... Cause you can set a low voltage cutoff on the controller to save your battery from running totally flat.
Slide-out, power awning, and landing jack motors would also likely be too much for it. The wires they give you coming out off the controller are pretty small gauged. The load control and battery cut off is nice but I don't think worth moving the existing DC circuits over on a larger RV like say my fifth wheel, but handy in a small camper. Cheers, Ray
Good presentation, very interesting for portable charging.
Could you use a bus bar from the output to the batteries to possible add more of these? Switch the clamps to battery terminal ends to be attached to the bar?
Sure, most people would likely not use the clamps and put on a receptacle on the RV to plug into and have the solar controller inside or maybe just a cable the could plug into. That's what I did with my ground panel
Nice unit would work great on our small camper .
How much. ?//. Where.
As stated on the video the current price is $489 and the link to the product website is posted in the video description Here it is - www.lensunsolar.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=356 Cheers, Ray
Another great review Ray! Keep'em comin
As is the case with every one of your videos, I learned a few things. Liked the drama of the rain storm.
Thanks, & hope ya'll are doing well.
Thanks 👍 Doing pretty good, thanks
Nice, but not my cup of tea
Thanks for good review. When you were talking about how to hang the panels I first thought about using rope to develop a hammock of sorts to support it. You could attach the hammock with panels from the side or back of your trailer or other structure. Then I remembered I have a sun shade I attach to the side of my trailer to reduce exposure to heat. It could be fashioned to support the panels. I know very little about solar. However I did really appreciate your concern about the durability of the individual sections of the panel. I did not notice what the warranty includes. Thx.
Thanks, here is a link to the Lensun warranty policy - www.lensunsolar.com/Warranty-Policy Cheers, Ray
Handy dandy unit.
Was the BLE option in the app for a Bluetooth connection?
Yes, I guess there are also dongles for the EPever products that work via Bluetooth
To get the max 11 amps you place to the solar panel on a high roof.
haha, yeah, or drive up to the mountains where the air is thinner, I'm testing right at sea level.
What the heck? Why did they use big giant 150 amp power pole connectors with 10guage cable? WTF? That is just plain chicom
They aren't 150 amp connectors. The rating printed on them is 50A 600V which seems reasonable to me. They come in 10 gauge sized connections - Here is an example - www.amazon.com/50Amp-Connector-Connect-Disconnect-Anderson/dp/B083TVTXWF Cheers, Ray
Can you hook two of these together ?
Should be able to, it seems to act like one large panel, would need a bigger sized solar charger though.
Where to connect the epever Wi-Fi unit?
I connects to the COM port on the solar controller
Extremely compact. Not sure how I would use this with an existing solar charging system.
You could use them at the same time; clamp them to the battery along with the ones that are already connected. (Optimizing them for the angle of the sun would be the tricky part, me-thinks.)
Could be used for when the RV roof panels area shaded and this portable kit could be deployed in a sunny area, or I could see hanging it to capture power from the early and late sun when its not high enough to give much power through the roof panels. Or if a person has already maximized the roof area with panels and wants more, but has limited storage space. Just a couple thoughts. But I imagine its more aimed at people that just need a simple setup for small rigs or short camping stints of grid. Cheers, Ray
When your rv'ing everything is existing
Hello Ray, Could this solar blanket be connected to my 2 Lion Energy UT1300 battery banks directly ?, It would be 2 sets of solar systems with each their own MPPT solar controller connected at the same time, I currently have 3 80W solar panels with a 20a MPPT charge controller.
Yes, I tested it with a lithium battery and it worked fine.
@@LoveYourRV Thank You !
I need help. I have three 120 watt and they are all dead ??
Weird that 3 would fail at one time, sounds like a hookup or solar controller problem. If you know how you could do a short circuit amperage test on each panel and see if they are the problem or not ruclips.net/video/bqBG-UodDn4/видео.html
What kind of battery should I get? How many?
Most people that dry camp a lot have 2-4 batteries depending on the space for them in the RV. If you can afford it lithium type are highly recommended these days but costly.
I've seen lithium from $440 to $1,400....? Suggestions please
I've done review videos on SOK and LION Energy. You can find the videos here - www.loveyourrv.com/tag/lithium/ SOK is $620 for a 100 amp hour battery and LION is $849 for a 105 amp hour battery, though it sometimes goes on sale at Costco for about 100 less.
Updates please
Still working fine, tested it out a few days ago and also here as part of a ground array - www.loveyourrv.com/boondocking-power-upgrade-added-separate-500w-solar-panel-ground-array/
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attach panels to a plywood so you adjust the panels to the sun
If I can carry plywood around for that then I figure I may as well just carry around a rigid solar panel. :)
You do realize that there are 12 panels, NOT 16 right?
You do realize I corrected my mistake with a text overlay, right? ruclips.net/video/MlgkEqzfOHo/видео.html
Looked at something similar 4-5 years ago but made for the military and rugged enough to walk on. But it's price then was over $1,000. Don't remember the brand but saw it on Amazon.
I hear the northern lights are good this year. Do you see them where you are?
No, rarely see them and usually not much color to them here, we are at the 50th parallel
Thanks for the review. How much does this Lensun kit weigh?
When all packed up around 20 lbs