I have not been disappointed with my flexible panels that I got off of eBay. I paid ~$150 each for two 100w panels. I cheaped out on the panels but made sure to get quality charge controllers from Genasun. MPPT, 8amp with boost. I got cheap volt/amp/power meters with digital displays for about $10 each. My setup is basically 2 separate channels which allow for a failure (or shade) on one of the panels to not affect the other. During peak summer sun I can get about 5 amps (~60w) from each panel. I don't have my panels mounted at the correct angle to the sun, I'm not near the equator, and I'm no where near to achieving all of the other perfect laboratory conditions underwhich the panels are rated, so I feel like 60w is pretty good.
The panels are a no-name panel identical to the 100w ones in this link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/332047656055 This is a link to the power meters: http://www.ebay.com/itm/391597720678 You can see my install here: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B8pEh5lnvP1yTk11VVRsREZhMzA Panels = 300 Genasun controllers = 200 Wire = 50 Thru-hull = 50 Total cost of install was a little over $600. Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Nov 30, 2016 6:27 PM, "Ryan Doyle via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Hey all, > > I'm trying to price out a large solar system and new house battery bank > for a 42' cruiser and I'm curious where fellow sailors are buying solar > panels, regulators, and batteries these days. Amazon has tons of panels, > but in most cases it seems the quality is questionable for marine use. I'm > thinking West Marine and Defender will just be too pricey. I know where to > go for the wire and small components - genuinedealz.com has been great. > > Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Also curious what brands of > panels anyone has had luck with. > > Thanks in advance, > Ryan > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated! >
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