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ranked #193,990 most helpful
out of 571,544,897 reviews
★★★★☆
Good is the Enemy of the Great
This is a good panel. Is it going to give you the best cost/Watt ratio? No. Is is going to give you the greatest current/sq inch ratio? No. So why the 4 star rating? Because these panels are part of a larger system, one that is easy to assemble, transport and use. Instead of wires with bare ends, you get a connectorized box with status LEDS. The box on the back makes it easy to daisy chain multiple units for higher charge current. What are you going to charge? Well, I'm using 4 of them to charge an Extreme 350 battery pack. Yes, I could buy a charge controller and glassmat battery and cable it all together, but it wouldn't be as convenient and easy to pack. It's all easy to connect, set up and use. I've assembled solar systems for use in ham radio in the past and while I was able to save some money, there was no way it was as convenient to use. Maybe I'm getting old and lazy, but I'm at the point where I'm willing to pay for a well thought out system.
