We also had some of this tape on our van for years being baked by the sun when we took of the top brake light plastic thing because it broke, It is some MEAN stuff ;) Now you can not even see where that brake cover was because we used the white version of this tape :) note: still have my 2 brake lights on the bottom...LOL
I have 4 of these and they are great. I re-wired them all the way into the diode box. The wires are soldered where they connects inside of the diode connectors. You can actually cut the connection where it is soldered to the panel. I did all 4 without any problems. Then I replaced the wire with a high quality 10 gauge wire and mc4's. I have them connecting at a 4 into 1 branch connector. Then they transition to 8 gauge going into my rv. That all connects to a 40amp rich solar mppt charge controller. Anyhow with just the 4 panels I have been pulling just under 30amps when the sun shining. I do not like any of the other panels from HF and their charge controllers suck. I wouldn't buy the rich solar charge controller either. It works very good but kind of annoying menu to for adjustments and it has no port for a remote display. They do have a bluetooth device bt-1 that you link to, but haven't heard good things about those. Probably will be a ep ever next time.
Every other panel they sell is kinda junky, But for the bang for the buck, These are better power input than most companies. P.S. I WISH THEY WOULD MAKE 200, 300, 400, 500w PANELS !!!!!
By making the rail of the panels a darker color , it will lower the panel output SLIGHTLY , due to increased panel heating . IF you don't mind losing some output , the change will work and look more attractive .
These panels have always produced 95% to 110% of it's rated output. That is higher than 90% of the panels on the market :) In our tests, the panels only reached 1-5 degrees higher than normal, and we have been running 6 of them for almost a year :) (side by side tests) Not to mention, 5-6 months out of the year, it is really too cold to effect that output anyway :) These are, by far, The best cheap outputting panels we have ever tried so far. Now, If we can get them to start making 200-500 watt panels, They would crush the market for sure.
As long as any panel is hooked up correctly and it is in the voltage rating for any power station, We have used many different panels on many different power stations and never had a problem unless the polarity is reversed.
No, Harbor freight only says that because their charge controllers are junk and only go up to 25 volts......LOL Harbor Freight Charge Controller Specs: This solar charge controller or "charge regulator" is capable of handling a solar cell array voltage of "15-25" volts. www.harborfreight.com/30-amp-solar-charge-controller-68738.html?_br_psugg_q=charge+controller ^ THAT IS WHY THEY SAY THAT....IT IS JUNK :( You can put "ANY" solar panel in series as long as you have a controller that can handle it. That pecron can handle up to 95v input, And that is 4 harbor freight panels in series at 86v :) That is not a good place for solar stuff, However, The 100w panels from there are fantastic, All the rest of their solar stuff is like like toys :(
I like it, would love to see a video of that stuff in the heat.
We have had those solar panels out all last year and the tape looks the same as it did when we put it on there.
We also had some of this tape on our van for years being baked by the sun when we took of the top brake light plastic thing because it broke, It is some MEAN stuff ;)
Now you can not even see where that brake cover was because we used the white version of this tape :)
note: still have my 2 brake lights on the bottom...LOL
Gorilla Tape is -----> "All Weather" -----> "Outdoor" -----> "Waterproof" -----> "UV" -----> "Temperature Resistant" 😀
I have 4 of these and they are great. I re-wired them all the way into the diode box. The wires are soldered where they connects inside of the diode connectors. You can actually cut the connection where it is soldered to the panel. I did all 4 without any problems. Then I replaced the wire with a high quality 10 gauge wire and mc4's. I have them connecting at a 4 into 1 branch connector. Then they transition to 8 gauge going into my rv. That all connects to a 40amp rich solar mppt charge controller. Anyhow with just the 4 panels I have been pulling just under 30amps when the sun shining. I do not like any of the other panels from HF and their charge controllers suck. I wouldn't buy the rich solar charge controller either. It works very good but kind of annoying menu to for adjustments and it has no port for a remote display. They do have a bluetooth device bt-1 that you link to, but haven't heard good things about those. Probably will be a ep ever next time.
Every other panel they sell is kinda junky, But for the bang for the buck, These are better power input than most companies.
P.S. I WISH THEY WOULD MAKE 200, 300, 400, 500w PANELS !!!!!
For real.
By making the rail of the panels a darker color , it will lower the panel output SLIGHTLY , due to increased panel heating . IF you don't mind losing some output , the change will work and look more attractive .
These panels have always produced 95% to 110% of it's rated output. That is higher than 90% of the panels on the market :)
In our tests, the panels only reached 1-5 degrees higher than normal, and we have been running 6 of them for almost a year :) (side by side tests)
Not to mention, 5-6 months out of the year, it is really too cold to effect that output anyway :)
These are, by far, The best cheap outputting panels we have ever tried so far. Now, If we can get them to start making 200-500 watt panels, They would crush the market for sure.
I just bought the harbor, freight panel, if I change the connector to an MC4, connector will it then work with my Bluetti EB3A?
You would be able to but you would never be able to return it if you ever had a problem because you modded it :(
As long as any panel is hooked up correctly and it is in the voltage rating for any power station, We have used many different panels on many different power stations and never had a problem unless the polarity is reversed.
Aren’t these panels to be connected parallel only?
No, Harbor freight only says that because their charge controllers are junk and only go up to 25
volts......LOL
Harbor Freight Charge Controller Specs:
This solar charge controller or "charge regulator" is capable of handling a solar cell array voltage of "15-25" volts.
www.harborfreight.com/30-amp-solar-charge-controller-68738.html?_br_psugg_q=charge+controller
^ THAT IS WHY THEY SAY THAT....IT IS JUNK :(
You can put "ANY" solar panel in series as long as you have a controller that can handle it.
That pecron can handle up to 95v input, And that is 4 harbor freight panels in series at 86v :)
That is not a good place for solar stuff, However, The 100w panels from there are fantastic, All the rest of their solar stuff is like like toys :(
Thanks for clarifying