Battery and solar panel size specs

[siwhi]

The time has come to replace the batteries and upgrade the solar panels. We have quite specific size / dimension requirements and google searches don’t produce good results. I thought I came across a distributor website which showed the sizes of batteries and solar panels but I can’t seem to find it again and forgot to bookmark it. Does anyone know of a website or pdf doc showing sizes of products from multiple suppliers? For example I could take solar panels up to 1300mm x 1400mm, what are the options? Many thanks!

 

[duncan99210]

Battery Mega Store (https://www.batterymegastore.co.uk/) gets good reports on here and has listings which provide you with all the details about size, weight and capacity from various makers to compare. As for solar panels, when I've been looking for specific sizes (rather than specific outputs) I've found that you wind up having to visit different sites to compare sizes, as there's a plethora of sizes and makes out there. If anyone does know of a site which lists lots of brands along with the sizes available, please do put the link into this thread!

 

[RichardS]

I measured the space available, which was the top of the hard bimini so I needed semi-flexible panels which would bend to the curve and could be walked on, and searched online for the largest configuration I could fit into the space at the cheapest price. I ended up with 2 100W panels on each side of the boom, mounted long side to long side.

Richard

 

[ex-Gladys]

The time has come to replace the batteries and upgrade the solar panels. We have quite specific size / dimension requirements and google searches don’t produce good results. I thought I came across a distributor website which showed the sizes of batteries and solar panels but I can’t seem to find it again and forgot to bookmark it. Does anyone know of a website or pdf doc showing sizes of products from multiple suppliers? For example I could take solar panels up to 1300mm x 1400mm, what are the options? Many thanks!

I've had good experience with Photonic Universe for panels...

 

[LadyInBed]

I have used Alpha Batteries Xplorer range for many years now and found them to be very reliable.
As for solar you do have to do a lot of hunting to find size/ power / price that suits.

 

[siwhi]

Very helpful, thanks everyone! That saves a lot of switching between different sites trying to look for something that would fit.

 

[Angele]

Barden (http://barden-uk.com/) is good for batteries - search by dimensions, terminal types and layout, etc.

 

[ex-Gladys]

Barden (http://barden-uk.com/) is good for batteries - search by dimensions, terminal types and layout, etc.

...but you will be able to get cheaper elsewhere...

 

[Angele]

...but you will be able to get cheaper elsewhere...

Hmm! I'm also struggling to find their search facility on their website that enabled you to specify the max dimensions and terminal layout you want. I'm sure it was there when I was last in the market for new batteries.