Quote:
Originally Posted by Swede71
I have looked at the roll up style as well and have been told by people that use them that after a while they get a bit of a memory so they don't fully role out as well over time and heavy items need to be place on them to keep them in place. This is can happen more where someone is in an area with more drastic temperature changes throughout the day/night. Have you experienced the same thing. Also I looked on their website, it does not state an efficiency rating or max amperage. I would assume these are sun power solar cells but it does not state the type. What are you able to charge on a daily basis and how many hours to do so.
|
Just experience on my particular setup mentioned, yes after a while, my panels did break-in and have memory to them thru roll-up and out. I just tether or stake depending on the situation. I can't speak on their current panel construction as I have the older ones. The newer panels are an upgraded cell construction and can't remember the details when I stopped by a while back.
At the moment, my setup has a fairly light draw at camp, I run a fridge constant and perhaps a couple camp lights. The biggest draw would be an aftermarket inverter/charging station when used.. On a good day, and full sun, off the top of my head calculation, I'd pull 17ish amps which is more than enough for me "season dependent" unless I'm running the invertor for any length of time which I try not to do.