Whats wrong with these solar panels ?

nnnnnn · Post by **nnnnnn** » 01 Sep 2009, 08:58

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/10w-Solar-Panel-A ... 286.c0.m14

I was thinking of buy a one to add to my existing 24W amorphous panels . They seem cheap . I can say the amorphous panels Maplin sell for £29.99 are pretty good but bulky for their power output, so I want to try these mono panels.

Any opinions ?

Post by **adam2** » 01 Sep 2009, 10:29

The spec looks OK, but I never really trust fleabay for anything technical, no matter how good the feedback appears.

Whilst I would not wish to slander any particular fleabay seller, it is my experience that technical data/ratings etc are often "cut and pasted" from other peoples catalogues, and may bear little resemblance to the actual goods sold.

The PV module illustrated looks to me as though it consists of only 4 cells, rather than the 33/34/35/36 cells that would be required for charging a 12 volt battery.
I may of course be mistaken, or the module illustrated may not be the one for sale but "another part of our range"

It might be worth emailing the seller and enquiring "how many cells does the module consist of ? the illustration appears to show a four cell module which would have an output of only about 3 volts"

nnnnnn · Post by **nnnnnn** » 03 Sep 2009, 09:37

I checked with the seller and he says that it is 36 cells. I think it looks ok, I'll going to get one soon I'll let you know how it turns out, that that I'm seeing any worthwhile power out of my existing panels with the great weather we have now (rain, rain, rain and then some more rain) .

Cheers

scott · Post by **scott** » 09 Sep 2009, 20:45

£34.99 for 10w mono-crystalline plus £7.00 carriage
is actually very expensive

i supply pv panels in bulk
if you can buy 10 off
can supply @ £199.00

gug · Post by **gug** » 11 Sep 2009, 15:20

scott wrote:£34.99 for 10w mono-crystalline plus £7.00 carriage
is actually very expensive

i supply pv panels in bulk
if you can buy 10 off
can supply @ £199.00

If you can do me a single 100 watt for 199 ukp then call me a customer

poisondwarf · Post by **poisondwarf** » 03 Oct 2009, 09:52

scott wrote:£34.99 for 10w mono-crystalline plus £7.00 carriage
is actually very expensive

i supply pv panels in bulk
if you can buy 10 off
can supply @ £199.00

And the p+p??

scott · Post by **scott** » 05 Nov 2009, 16:19

1 x 100wp pv module £199.00 each inc vat and uk postage
in assume 12vdc for off grid system

i supply pv wholesale

none left in stock - global shortage on pv panels at present
have pallets on back order 3 / 4 weeks
scott
alex.nangle@btinternet.com or 01698 884288

2 As and a B · Post by **2 As and a B** » 05 Nov 2009, 18:42

Tell me about the

scott wrote:global shortage on pv panels at present

AEP in the Telegraph is always going on about there being ndustry-wide manufacturing overcapacity (as the reason to fear deflation rather than inflation). I wouldn't be at all surprised if overcapacity wasn't applicable to renewables, so tell me the good news!