Description
- 【Designed For Most Portable Power Station】The 19V DC port is specially designed for charging portable power stations and equipped with cables and connectors of different specifications
- 【USB Smart and Fast Charging Technology】 Dual USB Ports QC3.0 & 2.0 (5V/9V/12V 2A max), and the USB-C port support PD3.0.Designed for smartphones and tablets (compatible with iPhone, iPad, Samsung Galaxy), GPS, digital cameras etc. Perfect for outdoor life and even unexpected power outages. The build-in smart IC chip intelligently identifies your device, and maximizes its charging speed while protects your devices from over charging and overloading.
- 【Foldable&Portable】:After being folded, the size is only 19.98×20.28×1.38inch. You can easily pack it into backpack or trunk to explore the world. At the same time, the panel is equipped with adjustable bracket.You could adjust the angle of the solar panel at will to obtain a higher output power.
- 【Powerful High Conversion Efficiency】 With high efficiency monocrystalline solar cell, you will get greater power efficiency even though the panel is smaller than a traditional model Maximizes system output by reducing mismatch loss. It performs better than similarly rated polycrystalline solar panels at low-light conditions
- 【Durable】 The solar panel is fully Laminated, made by advanced laminated technology and long lasting ETFE material. NOTE：Before test the 14.4V port voltage, need to connect a load/battery to activate.
Nom dePlume –
I actually really like this product for the value! Got it on sale for ~$65 which is great for a 100 watt panel. It worked well right out of the box and came with a ton of adapters and cables which have actually come in handy to test other panels and solar generators we bought recently that didn’t come with any adapters.
Really like the size and weight of this which makes it a really good portable option. Maybe about 5-6 lbs I’d say. See pic of size comparison between this one in the case next to the Habor Freight Thunderbolt foldable rigid 100 watt panels (which work wonderfully but are a bit larger and heavier at ~20 lbs).
On a cloudy day was able to pull in ~60 watts in partial sun conditions and have seen it get over 80 in better sun. Will update further once we get some better sunny weather and are able to test further.
Nom dePlume –
I have a ton of rigid panels and few flexibles, even a couple folding panels in the lower wattage range. This was my first larger folding panel purchase and I was feeling discouraged while shopping reading so many reviews of dismal output from many top brands.
I’ve had this panel for a whopping 4 hours and just got it set up outside for a test. The sun isn’t perfectly overhead so these numbers may increase slightly, but I don’t plan to angle it or anything – flat is better than anything I could rig up given the position of the sun right now.
Immediately showed 74-75w being produced when connected to a Victron MPPT (see attached image). I expected this number to fall as the panel heated up – it’s 95* outside and it’s laying on hot plywood with no airflow beneath the panels, or from anywhere – perfectly still wind-free day.
So, 30 minutes later it’s producing 72w. The 2x100w series’d rigid panels on my truck are producing 143w right now and actually have good air flow. So I’d say the output of this panel is a lot better than what I’ve read of Dokios and similar, producing 60w from a “200w” folding panel.
It’s heavy but that’s okay, it rolls up tight and compact and feels more durable than my smaller folding panels. The smaller ones I have can be flexed but these feel like unfolding a book of floor tile, so that’s where the weight is coming from. No other comments on durability though, too soon to tell. Just feels like it’ll last. Unfolding it is straight forward, you just flip the 6 tiles open and then unfold the other 6 from on top of it. I liked that because I could unfold without having the panel producing any voltage until I flipped the last fold over – one side covers the other until this point. People who are familiar with throwing blankets over producing solar panels to halt current will understand and appreciate this.
The flap that hangs off the side where the output box (or whatever you want to call it) is ok, I previously thought it was stupid when shopping. Part of the flap has the output box and the other part is what wraps over the panels and velcros them shut when folded up. I don’t think you could use this panel hanging horizontally (landscape mode!) without that flap catching the wind and being obnoxious, and causing stress on the wires inside that lead to the flap. But would be easy to hang vertically with the flap hanging down.
If you review this item, try to observe the panel voltage and charge current going in to your battery. That’s useful info in a world of subpar folding panels that barely hit half their rated output.
Oh yeah, wires. Let’s talk wires. They’re terribly thin on all the accessories. I’m using a 10 amp 2.1×5.5mm jack as my solar inlet to my charge controller so I was able to use the included 2.1×5.5 extension cable. The MC4 adapter and alligator clip adapter are both like 22 gauge. It’s very possible the 2.1×5.5mm extension cable is also high gauge. I ordered a 16 gauge heavy duty 10ft 2.1×5.5 extension (but I’m realizing now I should have gotten a male to male – it hasn’t arrived yet). In any event, using as large of wire as possible from the panel’s output box to your charge controller is always recommended to curb voltage drop.
If you really want to give the panel the best shot at producing, get a 2.1×5.5mm male jack with screw terminals (they come in packs of 10) from Amazon and shove as large a wire as possible as you can in to them (12 gauge in my experience) and keep the wire as short as you can to reach where it needs to go. This will allow more voltage to flow through the wire at greater lengths and in high temps.
Ending review, this took me a while to type and its been at least another 30 minutes since I said it was producing 72w. It’s giving me 70w right now – barring a handful of days here in Colorado this is as hot as it’s going to get.
UPDATE after first trip: Took this to the mountains and laid it in the grass to charge up my LiFePO4 camper battery. Had to use their included 2.1×5.5mm extension cable again as the heavy duty one I ordered hadn’t arrived before I left town. This was going in to a Victron 75/15 MPPT charge controller. 72*F ambient temps and mostly clear skies. Didn’t bother angling it, and the grass wasn’t letting it lay perfectly flat either so it was a very slight bowl shape. Was watching the charge controller over bluetooth and about an hour in to charging I hit 80w for a while… covered in bugs (adding new pic). Would recommend.
RWilson –
Tested in parallel with my Topsolar 100w fixed panel that usually gives me 4-4.5A and was getting 10.2A on a semi-cloudy day. I have yet to test this unit by itself, but so far it seems great. I love that I can plug USB devices into it directly and have adapters to hook it straight to a battery or 12v socket so that I can use it in other vehicles easily without going to a charge controller.
My only frustration was with the ordering process. The listing was for 100w panel but listed 1 available in the 120w size for $159 with about a month for delivery while the 100w was $129 with next day delivery. I ordered the 120w version. Once I ordered it, there was no longer an option for the 120w version and Amazon showed the 100w in my order history with no size listed. I contacted Amazon to be sure that I was getting the 120w and they said that said I would be getting the 100w version. I contacted the seller who also said I would get the 100w version. I saw no reason to pay an extra $30 and wait a month to see if I actually get the 120w version. So, I cancelled the order. Right away, they were showing 1 available panel in the 120w size again (likely the one I cancelled). I reluctantly ordered the 100w version with next day delivery for $129. The next day, it shows up and is the 120w version. I’m pulling my hair out, but I am happy that I got what I originally wanted.