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Got my second solar panel today!

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nothing to lose:
Ghurd,
Thanks for the link to the harbour frieght stuff, I may consider that myself in a few weeks.
In the mean time I am playing with a solar panel from a electric fence charger. You guys were an inspiration and all the reading on the solar stuff I rememberd years ago I had a 6V solar fence charger the battery was shot on but it worked for the solar, though I ended up using a grid powerd one.
Started a post on it a little while ago so I'll post about it there, but it is working some, just drug it out of the weeds and gave it a bath a few minutes ago, might be a way to get some cheap working ones.

BT Humble:
Those panels look identical to the ones on my caravan.  I paid about AUD$155 each for them a year ago (~USD$115).  Solar panels are more expensive here.
They seem to be holding up OK.  I've been told that amorphous panels will start to show a noticable drop in current after 6 months or so, so I'll do a test in January and let you know.
BTH

ghurd:
Those panels usually go US$100-125 in the US.  I've seen them for sale for over US$200 each.

The 3 panel and 1 controller only kit is common for $300-350.
The drop off is more like 6 weeks.  Most companies rate them with 'after the drop off' numbers.  'New' does better than they claim on the box. I believe they have a slow and steady decline after that.
G-

BT Humble:
Thanks, that's handy to know.
BTH

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