Small Boat Solar

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Having just bought a small motor home and also having a caravan I decided to have a little play with some 'mobile' solar Panels from Amazon. I bought a semi flexible Dokio one from Amazon Rated at 100 watts which folds in half and is very light at about 2.5 Kg it comes with several wires and a nice little solar Controller. The sun is out at the moment and I seem to be putting at best 4.5 amps into a battery so in a decent day say 40 amp hours which would keep ahead of the game if you had say a 100 amp hour battery.

Here is a short video of the test.

 
Good timing, I was recently looking to purchase a 100watt+ foldable panel for those days on anchor and came across that make. Good to see a real life example, what's your thoughts on the solar panel durability, will it last more than a year of unfolding/folding/handling etc.
 
Scubadoo said:
Good timing, I was recently looking to purchase a 100watt+ foldable panel for those days on anchor and came across that make. Good to see a real life example, what's your thoughts on the solar panel durability, will it last more than a year of unfolding/folding/handling etc.
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It is 2 separate 50 w panels on a material case and the fold is in the material not the panel. From first impressions I think it will be very durable. Lovely thing about this one is it works to charge etc from the USB with no battery. I have to say I am very impressed
 
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