Description
- 【High Efficiency】50W 18V solar panels made of high-efficiency monocrystalline cells have an effective conversion rate of up to 24%. The corrosion-proof aluminum frame and tempered glass coating shield the panel from weathering and wear. The 4 corners are equipped with protective cases to better protect the glass panel
- 【Multiple Scenes】Our solar panel is an Ideal solar power kit for 12 Volt battery charging system and various 12V DC applications. A variety of scenarios for RVs, car, vans, portable power station, motorhomes, rooftops, cabins, boats, camper, lawnmowers, outdoor generators, fences, security cameras, electric fences and more
- 【12V/24V 10A Charge Controller】Using PWM technology to protect your battery and extend its life. Intelligent protection against reverse polarity, overcharging, short-circuit, and reverse current. 2 USB 5V/2A output ports support mobile phones, tablet PCs, or other devices requiring 5V voltage
- 【Fast and Easy Installation】Easy to install with 8 pre-drilled holes on the back of the solar panels for fast mounting and securing, which is ideal for off-grid applications. 50W solar panel battery charger can be worked in extreme weather from -40℉~176℉. IP14 waterproof can withstand water mist, do not soak
- 【50W Solar Panel Kit】1x 50 watt Solar Panel, 1x 10A 12V/24V PWM solar charge controller, 1x 4.9ft solar cable with O-ring terminal, 1x 4.9ft solar cable with alligator clip. We provides 24-hours professional customer service
Leon Davis –
I use this to keep my battery charged while camping. It works great. No more worries.
Jeremy W. –
This took me a little while to figure out even after reading the instructions a couple times. Wiring the panel and the controller together is pretty straightforward. Theres good marking on the terminals for hookup of the panel and the battery, so as long as you know your plusses and minuses you’ll be set, I wired the panel to the controller and there was no indication that anything was happening, the controller screen was blank. I hooked it up to a core battery that I had in the garage, and still nothing. I measured the input voltage across the solar panel and it was reading 19vdc, so I tried the battery on my lawn tractor and then it worked fine. I plugged the panel in after that and it indicated that a panel was connected and was charging, When disconnected from the mower battery it all went dead again.
So, it seems that the power for the controller is drawn from the battery being charged, and it needs a certain voltage to turn on also, which seems alright, but with a DC input source present (panel) I wonder why it just doesnt use that? If your battery is too low, it wont do anything.
I tried charging my phone with it and couldnt get that to work with either USB port.
The panel is very nice and all I would do to it was add some bracketry so I could angle mount it or prop it up to the sunshine while sitting on the ground.
A. M. –
Solar Panel Kit 50W with 10A Charge Controller Monocrystalline Solar Panel Kit for 12-24V , this little panel kit arrived in good condition and is working. Don’t expect to be able to run much off of this system but it’s great for keeping batteries topped up or running some 12v lights and a radio. Great for my little shed to run lights. Simply running off a small deep cycle battery. Wattage at full sun is darn close to advertised. Price isn’t too bad and I can recommend as of now but time will tell if the controller fails or not.
RickQuixote –
This solar panel and charge controller kit is a decent set up. Due to weather, I have not been able to get the full 50 Watts out of it when I have had time to observe its performance. However, based on the available evening sun when I’ve tested and past experience, I would guess that it does output around 50 W in good sun. The controller is fairly basic, but does the job. It is complete with all the wiring needed.Overall, this is one of the more powerful small panel charging kits, most are 20 W. I think it is a decent value for the price ($60 at time of review) and size combination.
David J. Xanatos –
I have a backyard workshop and have to keep it cool in the hot Florida summers. I built a system which drives 6 small fans to exhaust warm air from the gable high up in the building when it gets hot. This solar panel does a great job of charging the battery farm which drives the fans. I have several solar panels connected in parallel which charge 3 LiFePO4 batteries connected in parallel which in turn power the fans when the controller senses the temperature is above 75 degrees. The panels charge the batteries before the temperature gets too hot. Sometime in the early afternoon it gets warm enough for the fans to start exhausting warm air out of the gable end of the roof. The fans run until the batteries are discharged or the temperature goes back down. This panel has increased the time the fans have enough power to run by almost 90 minutes both by rapidly charging the batteries before the fans turn on and keeping them charged longer while the fans are running and the sun is still up. The charge controller does a good job of taking in the variable amount of power the solar panels generate depending on the sun angle and cloud cover and delivering a steady current to the fans. I would have rather had a standard solar connector coming off the panel but have made due with the ones provided. This is a nice kit for playing around with to see how solar panels work but it can also be part of a useful installation for keeping a battery charged on a boat or some other vehicle that is used intermittently.
Dakota –
I’ve waited a couple of months to review this item so I could be sure it was going to work well, and it does. 50 Watts is a respectable amount of power for a small system. I use this panel and the included controller to charge a 50 Ah battery. For my use case I only need a few hours a day in the evenings on a relatively low drain load (powering a laptop and external monitor with a 300 Watt pure-sine inverter) and this system works great. It charges during the day, even charging a bit on overcast days. On sunny days the battery reaches full charge in just an hour or so depending on how much I drained it the previous evening. Very happy with the system.
Michael –
I have this solar kit installed on my rooftop patio where there is a lot of exposure to sunlight, there is only one A/C outlet by the doorway which is being occupied by the string lights so I thought this kit would be useful for proving a USB charge outlet that sits on my patio table, this way I can charge my phone or other USB device without have to run an extension cable. The solar panel was easy to mount using the predrilled screw holes but I wish there was a more flexible mounting option like a stand or wall mount. The length of wire going to the charge controller is generous and long enough for me to hide it along the wall so it’s discrete. The charge controller is small and compact and there are screw holes to mount it but it would require some sort of housing to protect the wires. The USB ports’ output is limited to 10W but that’s enough to charge any of our current phones we have, though not at high speeds. I have not tested the battery charging function yet, that will have to wait until I take my next road trip but I am excited to bring this kit along. The only two criticism I have is that there is no battery built into the charge controller so the solar panel will only provide live power to the USB ports and it’s lacking a mounting bracket for the solar panel. Considering the low cost of this kit, that is to be expected. I will update my review at a later date when I get a chance to use the battery charge function on my vehicle’s battery.
J. T. –
With the high quality solar panel, the nice charge controller, and the alligator clips, you have everything you need to charge up a battery and keep it topped off, yet not over charge the battery.
The panel comes a bracket to mount it if you wish.
High quality aluminum panel, easy to read charge controller, and high quality clips.
All a great package for you!
RickQuixote –
Needed a kit to keep a mower battery topped off and wanted something with some flexibility in cable length; this was the perfect version for what I needed.
Pros:
-Full kit for charging batteries. <You'll need the battery but everything else is there for connecting.
-Charger controller works well, works with nearly all types of batteries, is easy to read and figure out, and has a couple extra features (namely can be used to charge/power USB and lights) that some simpler controllers don’t have.
-Panel reaches close enough to its intended rating of 50w. <Got around the 40-45w range from where I have it hooked up. Might be able to get more in a different location, but no complaints here.
-One thing I like about this one is that the wiring is open to customization on my end. There are those with preset connectors and such, but I have some extra things I want to do with this in the shed and the controller and wiring of this kit lets me work with that without having to “customize” preexisting plugs and wires.
Cons:
-If you want something a bit more streamlined or simpler to setup, there are others that would be a better fit for you. This one isn’t that hard to setup but is a more permanent/stationary kinda thing that does provide a bit more flexibility.
-The controller is not something you’d want to be exposed to the elements. <Definitely something for interior use.
Wildbill –
Here is the manual for the solar charge controller. A LiFePO4 battery is charge setting “b3”
I am super happy with this purchase. The manual and control menu is a bit difficult to understand but it charges the battery and that’s all I need. Set and forget.
A. M. –
Good quality kit for beginners! Just add extra battery to keep solar power.
Dakota –
Seen someone review saying it makes less than 1.7 amp but the back of the pannel says right at 3 I just got this today and it’s cloudy but still charging better than my 20watt panel will give an update into the future when I’ve used it in my boat.
Michael –
I have had it for a couple of weeks now. I run a 10W ventilation fan for a shed, and run it 24/7. Installed it temporarily to test, and worked flawlessly for a week or so, before I finalized the wiring, and installed a new LiFePO4 battery instead of a half-dead battery out of UPS in the pictures.
Please note that you MUST follow the correct procedure for connecting the controller. The manual specifically mentions that the battery MUST be connected first. The first time I did not follow that, and charge controller tried to send voltages up to 24v to a 12v battery. It is not a big deal to just turn off the load, disconnect the solar panel and connect the battery first and configure the battery type.
The kit comes with some wires, but I ended up clamping my own terminals for battery and used some of my own supplies and wires. I would not keep the alligator clips as a permanent installation. It is only good for testing.