Comments on: 5 watt Solar Panel http://green.what1wants.com/2010/07/5-watt-solar-panel/ The Revolution toward Implementing Green Solutions has BEGUN! Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:24:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: John Darr http://green.what1wants.com/2010/07/5-watt-solar-panel/comment-page-1/#comment-22346 John Darr Sat, 10 Jul 2010 03:18:56 +0000 http://green.what1wants.com/2010/07/5-watt-solar-panel/#comment-22346 Have used this panel for over a month. Shipping was super quick (3 days fm purchase to mailbox fm CA to VA). Works incredibly well. Pumps out 17 volts and .3 amps. I will need another one to get me over the .48 amps I need to run a fan on a solar wood kiln. But excellent value and great product. <br /> Rating: 5 / 5 Have used this panel for over a month. Shipping was super quick (3 days fm purchase to mailbox fm CA to VA). Works incredibly well. Pumps out 17 volts and .3 amps. I will need another one to get me over the .48 amps I need to run a fan on a solar wood kiln. But excellent value and great product.

Rating: 5 / 5

]]> By: S. Peterson http://green.what1wants.com/2010/07/5-watt-solar-panel/comment-page-1/#comment-22345 S. Peterson Sat, 10 Jul 2010 02:25:20 +0000 http://green.what1wants.com/2010/07/5-watt-solar-panel/#comment-22345 This 5W panel performs great. It is everything the description says. Very easy to install. I had a charge regulator already, so it was easy for me to connect this heavy duty panel to power my weather station. <br /> <br />I had tried hooking up my own solar panel array by piecing together smaller flimsier solar panels with disappointing results. With 6 200mA panels, I still wasn't getting enough juice. A multimeter revealed that the total output was 200 mA for all 6! (3 sets of 2 9V panels in parallel). <br /> <br />With just this one CDT panel I'm getting more than enough power. The already installed heavy gauge pre-tinned wires are about a foot long, so I ended up having to connect some additional wire to them. I was just thankful the wires were already connected (very securely) to the panel already. My past experiences with connecting wires to solar panels has been very frustrating. <br /> <br />This solar panel has an internal diode to prevent back flow of current when it's dark or cloudy. It's hard to believe the excellent quality I got for the price. Rating: 5 / 5 This 5W panel performs great. It is everything the description says. Very easy to install. I had a charge regulator already, so it was easy for me to connect this heavy duty panel to power my weather station.

I had tried hooking up my own solar panel array by piecing together smaller flimsier solar panels with disappointing results. With 6 200mA panels, I still wasn’t getting enough juice. A multimeter revealed that the total output was 200 mA for all 6! (3 sets of 2 9V panels in parallel).

With just this one CDT panel I’m getting more than enough power. The already installed heavy gauge pre-tinned wires are about a foot long, so I ended up having to connect some additional wire to them. I was just thankful the wires were already connected (very securely) to the panel already. My past experiences with connecting wires to solar panels has been very frustrating.

This solar panel has an internal diode to prevent back flow of current when it’s dark or cloudy. It’s hard to believe the excellent quality I got for the price.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> By: L. Matthews http://green.what1wants.com/2010/07/5-watt-solar-panel/comment-page-1/#comment-22344 L. Matthews Sat, 10 Jul 2010 00:51:09 +0000 http://green.what1wants.com/2010/07/5-watt-solar-panel/#comment-22344 This is simply the best 5W panel you will find - anywhere. Very rugged build quality w/ an aluminum frame and epoxy sealed tempered glass (this thing is *NEVER* coming apart!). The power output also tested better than rated. Compared to other plastic 5W products (which I've also owned while they worked), this is a far superior product. My next project will be much larger and I will definitely be ordering from CDT again. This was one of the better amazon.com purchases I've made. Rating: 5 / 5 This is simply the best 5W panel you will find – anywhere. Very rugged build quality w/ an aluminum frame and epoxy sealed tempered glass (this thing is *NEVER* coming apart!). The power output also tested better than rated. Compared to other plastic 5W products (which I’ve also owned while they worked), this is a far superior product. My next project will be much larger and I will definitely be ordering from CDT again. This was one of the better amazon.com purchases I’ve made.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> By: Terry http://green.what1wants.com/2010/07/5-watt-solar-panel/comment-page-1/#comment-22343 Terry Fri, 09 Jul 2010 22:05:38 +0000 http://green.what1wants.com/2010/07/5-watt-solar-panel/#comment-22343 I have an automatic gate openner which runs on 12V battery which is charged by solar power. I was having trouble with the battery losing its charge because of trees in the area which were blocking the sun. I went to the people who installed my system and they wanted $120 just for another panel. So I began looking on the internet and found these panels. At first I was skeptical because the price seemed too low. Any way I decided to give the company a chance and my battery charging problems are solved without cutting down any trees. I just connected the new panel in parallel with the old. These are definitely high quality panels. Terry Rating: 5 / 5 I have an automatic gate openner which runs on 12V battery which is charged by solar power. I was having trouble with the battery losing its charge because of trees in the area which were blocking the sun. I went to the people who installed my system and they wanted $120 just for another panel. So I began looking on the internet and found these panels. At first I was skeptical because the price seemed too low. Any way I decided to give the company a chance and my battery charging problems are solved without cutting down any trees. I just connected the new panel in parallel with the old. These are definitely high quality panels. Terry
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> By: Boris D http://green.what1wants.com/2010/07/5-watt-solar-panel/comment-page-1/#comment-22342 Boris D Fri, 09 Jul 2010 21:10:34 +0000 http://green.what1wants.com/2010/07/5-watt-solar-panel/#comment-22342 I was looking for a few-watt solar panel for my little home project. The idea was to run a couple of ventilation fans in my house's crawl space, using solar power. Both decent price and thorough technical specs of CDT panel have attracted me. And this product really satisfied my expectations! Panel produces current/voltage as specified. It is sturdy, easy to mount. Thanks to its sealed design, it has survived all kinds of weather during the winter - snow, ice, cold, etc. And right at this moment, it is running those fans! Highly recommended! <br /> Rating: 5 / 5 I was looking for a few-watt solar panel for my little home project. The idea was to run a couple of ventilation fans in my house’s crawl space, using solar power. Both decent price and thorough technical specs of CDT panel have attracted me. And this product really satisfied my expectations! Panel produces current/voltage as specified. It is sturdy, easy to mount. Thanks to its sealed design, it has survived all kinds of weather during the winter – snow, ice, cold, etc. And right at this moment, it is running those fans! Highly recommended!

Rating: 5 / 5

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