Hot Amazon buy on solar combo!

[Moose10]

Hey fellow TCers,
I stopped in the local RV store today for a replacement vent lid and noticed a Competition Solar brand 145W combo for $383 so looked it up on Amazon when I got home, and they're on sale right now for $125 from $399 !!!
Well I bought 3 of them.
Not affiliated with Amazon or the solar company, just wanted to spread the word!

[Gripnriprod]

skipro3 wrote:
Ha!

I no sooner post my last message and I get an e-mail from Amazon saying my order has been shipped!!

I'll post with photos when it arrives if anyone is interested.

Great!

[Ski_Pro_3]

Ha!

I no sooner post my last message and I get an e-mail from Amazon saying my order has been shipped!!

I'll post with photos when it arrives if anyone is interested.

[Gripnriprod]

My notice from Amazon says shipped out of Kentucky with delivery tomorrow.

[MN_Ben]

The posting says 2 left and more on theway...

"Only 2 left in stock (more on the way)."

I'm confident about the Amazon stuff.

[Ski_Pro_3]

Update?

So far my credit card has not been charged and neither has the order shipped despite the order stating the delivery date is November 12th, Day after tomorrow.

Anyone else have anything different than that?

[Victory402]

You guys got a deal!

[Wheeldog]

Thanks for the "heads up". I squeaked in under the wire and was able to get the lower price. Surprised it ended so quickly??

[Boatycall]

Well that didn't last long. I was going to pull the trigger, too late. They're back to $399.

Talk about "You snooze, you lose...bigtime"

[Mello_Mike]

The price is back up to $399, but this Renogy Solar kit is a pretty good deal, too. It comes with a 100 watt monocrystaline panel, wiring, and a 30 amp PWM charge controller for $165.

Renogy Solar Power Starter Kit

[MN_Ben]

skipro3 wrote:
I don't see how you can go wrong at that price even if you don't need that controller, just the solar panel to add to what you already have. So that is me! Just ordered. Anyone out there needing a 10amp solar controller?

I agree.
The previous links about the controller info were helpful.
I think I will just get one for now to get my feet wet.

[Ski_Pro_3]

I don't see how you can go wrong at that price even if you don't need that controller, just the solar panel to add to what you already have. So that is me! Just ordered. Anyone out there needing a 10amp solar controller?

[Prominion]

Amazon sucks for Canadians 😞

[full_mosey]

MN Ben wrote:
If I were to get two of these, would the supplied controller work when I hook the two panels together?
Ben

Probably not.

Check the docs to see if the controllers can be run in parallel, i.e., each controller is wired to its own solar panel with the charge wires going to the same battery. That is not uncommon.

HTH;
John

[bobndot]

MN Ben wrote:
If I were to get two of these, would the supplied controller work when I hook the two panels together?
Ben

I would not use it .
I don't speak from experience but from what I have seen on installations of multi panel systems of that size.
Look into MPPT units:

http://www.civicsolar.com/product/blue-sky-solar-boost-sb2000e-12v-25a-mppt-charge-controller

http://pvdepot.com/media/size-a-solar-charge-controller.pdf

[Victory402]

You would be pushing that controllers limits for sure. I would say no, just to be safe.