Cheap Panels at Costco in British Colubia Canada

[nitroburn]

http://www.solarcharger.com/s.nl/sc.2/category.62/it.A/id.66/.f

Those are the panels however this is part of a Coleman Solar Kit CL-3600. It includes THREE (3) of those panels (54watts (18*3)) & also a phocos CML05-2 12/24V 5A charge controller (can do gel batteries).

On the site, it would cost you $519.80 to buy this all individually, its selling at costco for 289.99 .. thats $5.37 a watt with charge controller included. A heck of a lot better then the $10 a watt I usually see here in BC, Canada.

[nitroburn]

Mounted all 3 on a PVC frame, just like on the box

[nitroburn]

Oh, just a note, The top peice is on the bottom and the bottom on the top. the two T's should be on the bottom area (which is actually the top, its upside down). The big gap is for the bottom. I have another 30watt panel i'm planning on sticking in the gap.

[nitroburn]

Changed my mind and actually left the gap at the top. That way I can add on my other 30 watt panel along with the others.

Made a junction box so I can run all 3 panels together and also turn individual panels off if need be.

[kenputer]

I don't think you should join the 30 watt panel with the 15 watt ones unless you use a seperate controler. The reason is that the 15 will drag the 30 down,so I have been told.

Ken

[ghurd]

They will be fine, in parallel.

Series PVs should match.

G-