I'm going to address things people have talked about :
1. Cable short, no pouch to store it : But I appreciate how it has a short cable so if I want it longer I can buy extension cable, it looks flat because there is nothing besides the output terminal box bulging it.
2. It's wobbly : Thin panel, so of course it's wobbly, but it's a great material that's flexible and durable, I can see the panels with these material is going to take vibration much better than the traditional hard framed panels. And be careful opening this panel because it's long and you might slam the folded part against the ground or something to potentially damage it. Dragon dance clothes really felt durable as advertised, mounting the panels makes me feel like the portable form factor is the way to go because you can always fold it up and it makes a good mount and it can be taken with you.
3. No manual no voltage knowledge etc : Get a charge controller to charge the batteries, maybe batteries taking solar directly already has one inside, it's not a thing to concern I feel like because my charge controller is reporting voltage of ~21v at most I guess then it falls throughout the day and the amount of current (amp) varies through out the day too, the charge controller is going to adapt to it and charge the battery, say a charge controller working with a 12v battery system can usually take up to 100v if not more from the solar panel it is a WIDE RANGE so it's ok I feel like whatever the solar panel's voltage is
4. No USB output : It's better off, because the system is water proof, you do not get a USB port to go together with a solar panel that can be left in the rain that easily, water resistant is really important, USB can be the part where extensions are in your system, for example you can implement it on the charge controller or the battery or the inverter, having no USB for solar panel is ok because being a solar panel that's good for its job is enough
5. Very big : it's not only big it has a special layer on the surface that has up and down and focus sunlight so if the sun shines at an angle it (i guess) would perform better than those panel that doesn't have the technology (maybe at 66% efficiency instead of 100% of the panels having this technology if the panels working non optimal environment)
There might be stuffs in water that leaves a stain on the solar panel when dried so watch then clean panel after there is stains so it can remain in peak efficiency
I connected the solar panel to charge controller by cutting open the extension cable shipped together, I connected the charge controller to charge the battery with two 10AWG
Fall or winter almost here, maybe already is, I'm getting ~130W at 12:00pm
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