[Guide] Mobile Solar Panels ? . . . - How I Did It -

heres the other 110W lensun in the back garden charging the ALLPOWERS battery banks, next to a 50W fold out panel.

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Even when I first put in on and the batteries were at only 70%SOC and the link cable was in joining the leisure to the starter that was the most I saw.
 
those are here>


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this is the NEW 200W version..



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its 4x panels instead of 5 and has a better controller with it.


Item Specifications:

Model: LS-200FD-MC4
Rated Power Output: 200W
Optimum Operating Voltage [Vmp]: 18V
Optimum Operating Current [Imp]: 11.11A
Open Circuit Voltage [Voc]: 21.24V
Short Circuit Current [Isc]: 12.22A
Cell Technology: Monocrystalline Solar Cells
Solar Cells Efficiency:21%
Production Tolerance: +3%
Output Type: Solar Cables, Solar Controller
Dimensions(unfolded): 2300 x 500 x 30mm(90.5x19.7x1.1 in)
Dimensions(folded): 550 x 520 x 55 mm(21.7x20.5x2.2 in)
Net. Weight: 8kgs(17.6lbs)
All Technical data at standard test condition AM=1.5, E=1000W/mm, Tc=25℃
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Packing:

1 x 200W 12V Folding Solar Panel with MC4 connects



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you can get it as a kit with or without a MPPT controller.
 
Looks perfect (the one without the controller just the MC4 connectors), not cheap though.
going on the list..
 
no, not cheap. but good quality and has been faultless so far.

EDIT : i normally say its around £2 per W
 
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sorry typo..

i normally say its around £2 per Watt.
 
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a few of you are looking at the Lesun panels . . . .

well heres a day in the life of a 110W semi flexable panel with me....

its a tough life in this house, trust me . . . . . . .



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a few of you are looking at the Lesun panels . . . .

well heres a day in the life of a 110W semi flexable panel with me....

its a tough life in this house, trust me . . . . . . .



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Is there enough flex in one of those panels to follow the contour of the windscreen?
 
you get about this much cable on them . . . .

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possibly . . . . just.

they are very stiff. ( 4mm fiber glass board type stuff)

and not relay meant to be massively bent. ( but will bend slightly if bonded to a slightly curved surface)

solar cells are basically glass wafers after all.

bend them to much and the will break or the bond wires will snap.
 
Hi all,
I’ve read this thread with interest. We have a t5.1 and it has a semi manual relay for the split charge (the relay is only open to the leisure battery when the engine is running). I’m not too worried about my starter battery. However I have a leisure battery which I do care about it powers led lights and a cfx fridge and some usb charging in the autumn/early spring it powers the diesel heater.
my questions if that’s ok.
I will use some Anderson connections straight onto the battery as that’s nice and simple but I notice @Dellmassive reports on his battery conditions using some kind of Bluetooth module in place. What is this Witchcraft???
could that be used to “spur” in a connection to the solar panels. Is that a separate thing to the solar panel charge controller? I note you talk of the Victron 75 1 15 as the bees knees. So I’ll probably swap whatever the panel comes with for one of those. They say they have Bluetooth in them, is that where the better monitoring comes from?
Thank you and sorry if you are repeating yourself.
Love the stuff you all put up. Thank you.
 
You can get the Victron with or without bluetooth. Otherwise people tend to add a monitor onto the leisure battery. Either way being able to monitor battery level and volts in vrs out will come in handy.

Yes Victron are recommended by most people so you wont go far wrong.
 
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