SOLPERK 10W Solar Panel Solar Battery Charger 12V Solar Panel Kit + MPPT Charge Controller, Suitable for Automotive, Motorcycle, Boat, ATV, Marine, RV, Trailer, Snowmobile, Off Grid System
Price: $41.99 (as of Jul 08, 2024 04:13:55 UTC – Details)
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2 reviews for SOLPERK 10W Solar Panel Solar Battery Charger 12V Solar Panel Kit + MPPT Charge Controller, Suitable for Automotive, Motorcycle, Boat, ATV, Marine, RV, Trailer, Snowmobile, Off Grid System
Good power (for the size) Just got this panel out in good sun. The label says “Max power 18V 0.59A” for it’s 10 watts. By connecting the panel directly to a battery pack (with a 22AH battery) I see 0.64A on my Fluke meter, so the panel is giving good power. Yet with the controller connected, my power drops to ~0.45A with it still showing “charging” with the lights. So most of the power is getting thru, yet it would be nice to get more than ~2/3 (although they do mention PWM features that may be using a bit of the power). I did leave it until the “Full” light came on and it did stop charging, so the controller is doing it’s job to prevent “overcharging”. Obviously only 1/2 amp charge is pretty low, so don’t expect it to fully charge a drained battery in a few hours.FYI until now directions from all controllers I’ve seen had said “Connect battery first and solar second”, yet this says “Connect solar first and battery second”. Not sure anything bad will happen if the order is swapped, yet seemed quite unusual. Also the product label on Amazon says “MPPT controller”, but I don’t see that in the manual anywhere (or in the performance).
It looks well-made, but it looks also like there’s a conflict in the paperwork? On the positive side it’s a nice size, it looks very durable, it has lots of connection options, it’s supposedly is very resistant to outdoor weather. On the question side, the paperwork seems to indicate that 117°F would be the maximum temperature so that tells me where I wanted to use this inside my car I probably shouldn’t. Sometimes in Florida the inside of my car is almost 150° when I start it after leaving it in the sun. If that’s right then that disappoints me because that was what I was looking forward to. I found it also is very sharp on the corners of the aluminum frame, so you have to be careful. I wish they would’ve rounded out those sharp edges . I don’t know if you can put more than one together for more power if you wanted to do that kind of thing but I’m sure some people know they do and they can do it. I don’t know how much sun you have to have because not every day is without clouds , so it would be nice to know that if it is partly cloudy, I shouldn’t use it that kind of thing. I’m assuming I can have it someplace and if the rain comes, it’s not a problem. If I was going to use this in the car I don’t know if it was connected to the car and then nighttime came and I forgot to disconnect it, would it drain the battery of my car ?I don’t know how much power you have to have to have a charger for your car like use this 10 W going to be enough? Or do I need like 200 W? If my car has tinted windows in the back where I wanted to put this, will it still work?I don’t know if the box or the controller that comes with it uses a lot of power and therefore you don’t get all of the 10 W to your battery?If it is connected to my car and I leave it connected most of the time, assuming it does not drain the battery, is there a danger of it causing my car to catch on fire? I don’t know if this has a fuse or something. I guess I have more questions than I have information to share, but when I find out some answers, I will promptly put them in my review. I wish the paperwork would’ve answered some of these questions for some of us to don’t know everything about solar panels.
Thomas H. Lawler –
Good power (for the size)
Just got this panel out in good sun. The label says “Max power 18V 0.59A” for it’s 10 watts. By connecting the panel directly to a battery pack (with a 22AH battery) I see 0.64A on my Fluke meter, so the panel is giving good power. Yet with the controller connected, my power drops to ~0.45A with it still showing “charging” with the lights. So most of the power is getting thru, yet it would be nice to get more than ~2/3 (although they do mention PWM features that may be using a bit of the power). I did leave it until the “Full” light came on and it did stop charging, so the controller is doing it’s job to prevent “overcharging”. Obviously only 1/2 amp charge is pretty low, so don’t expect it to fully charge a drained battery in a few hours.FYI until now directions from all controllers I’ve seen had said “Connect battery first and solar second”, yet this says “Connect solar first and battery second”. Not sure anything bad will happen if the order is swapped, yet seemed quite unusual. Also the product label on Amazon says “MPPT controller”, but I don’t see that in the manual anywhere (or in the performance).
One of our best customers. R.S. –
It looks well-made, but it looks also like there’s a conflict in the paperwork?
On the positive side it’s a nice size, it looks very durable, it has lots of connection options, it’s supposedly is very resistant to outdoor weather. On the question side, the paperwork seems to indicate that 117°F would be the maximum temperature so that tells me where I wanted to use this inside my car I probably shouldn’t. Sometimes in Florida the inside of my car is almost 150° when I start it after leaving it in the sun. If that’s right then that disappoints me because that was what I was looking forward to. I found it also is very sharp on the corners of the aluminum frame, so you have to be careful. I wish they would’ve rounded out those sharp edges . I don’t know if you can put more than one together for more power if you wanted to do that kind of thing but I’m sure some people know they do and they can do it. I don’t know how much sun you have to have because not every day is without clouds , so it would be nice to know that if it is partly cloudy, I shouldn’t use it that kind of thing. I’m assuming I can have it someplace and if the rain comes, it’s not a problem. If I was going to use this in the car I don’t know if it was connected to the car and then nighttime came and I forgot to disconnect it, would it drain the battery of my car ?I don’t know how much power you have to have to have a charger for your car like use this 10 W going to be enough? Or do I need like 200 W? If my car has tinted windows in the back where I wanted to put this, will it still work?I don’t know if the box or the controller that comes with it uses a lot of power and therefore you don’t get all of the 10 W to your battery?If it is connected to my car and I leave it connected most of the time, assuming it does not drain the battery, is there a danger of it causing my car to catch on fire? I don’t know if this has a fuse or something. I guess I have more questions than I have information to share, but when I find out some answers, I will promptly put them in my review. I wish the paperwork would’ve answered some of these questions for some of us to don’t know everything about solar panels.