Posted by nicksanspam on March 15, 2006, 4:56 pm
>... a company called CPC are doing a couple of PV powered lighting kits.
>One with a single 9W fluorescent light and one with two lights...
http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/endecaSearch/partDetail.jsp?SKU=LA02563&NA1
http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/endecaSearch/partDetail.jsp?SKU=LA02564&NA1
This also looks interesting:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=90599
Nick
Posted by dold on March 15, 2006, 7:12 pm
In alt.solar.photovoltaic nicksanspam@ece.villanova.edu wrote:
> http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/endecaSearch/partDetail.jsp?SKU=LA02563&NA1
> http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/endecaSearch/partDetail.jsp?SKU=LA02564&NA1
Those are in the UK. Do you know of a US dealer?
> http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=90599
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber 599
$199.99
That needs a "3D" removed from it. I've looked at that before.
I dismissed it because it said "Requires 12 volt storage battery and 300
watt power inverter", which made me think it was just three panels of
unknown manufacture. Your recommendation made me look again. It has the
controller, just not an inverter to 120vac... I wouldn't call that
"required".
Harbor Freight is a strange kind of place. Often they have tools far
cheaper than what you can get elsewhere, and with good reason. Sometimes
the cheapness doesn't matter for home use.
Some of what they have is top quality, often overpriced.
Some of what they sell is a great deal.
I have trouble distinguishing which category this falls into.
It seems pretty cheap, less than I might expect to pay for the three
panels. And it comes with the mounting frame, some sort of controller, and
a couple of lights with some wire.
This compares well with the Costco-Coleman offering:
http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid 099458
$299, including a 140watt inverter, but no lights (or battery).
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Posted by nicksanspam on March 16, 2006, 2:05 am
>nicksanspam@ece.villanova.edu wrote:
http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/endecaSearch/partDetail.jsp?SKU=LA02563&NA1
http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/endecaSearch/partDetail.jsp?SKU=LA02564&NA1
>Those are in the UK. Do you know of a US dealer?
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=90599
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber 599
> $199.99
>That needs a "3D" removed from it.
Oops.
>I dismissed it because it said "Requires 12 volt storage battery and 300
>watt power inverter", which made me think it was just three panels of
>unknown manufacture. Your recommendation made me look again. It has the
>controller, just not an inverter to 120vac... I wouldn't call that
>"required".
I bought one yesterday at a local store to take a look, but I'll probably
return it. The catalog description mentions 9.7 pounds, but that's per
panel. The whole shebang weighs 33 pounds, which is a lot to mail to Niger
(USPS airmail for 10 pounds is about $45.) So I'm going to keep looking
for a 10 watt flexible panel. We recently talked about them here. Who had
the best price?
>Harbor Freight is a strange kind of place. Often they have tools far
>cheaper than what you can get elsewhere...
I also bought one of their $3.99 DVMs, which turned out to be defective.
>I have trouble distinguishing which category this falls into.
>It seems pretty cheap, less than I might expect to pay for the three panels.
A lot less. I've seen 10 W panels for $120 or so.
Nick
Posted by SJC on March 16, 2006, 2:21 am
>
>>nicksanspam@ece.villanova.edu wrote:
> http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/endecaSearch/partDetail.jsp?SKU=LA02563&N==
411
> http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/endecaSearch/partDetail.jsp?SKU=LA02564&N==
411
>>
>>Those are in the UK. Do you know of a US dealer?
>>
> http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=3D9059=
9
>>
> http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=90599
>> $199.99
>>
>>That needs a "3D" removed from it.
>
> Oops.
>
>>I dismissed it because it said "Requires 12 volt storage battery and 300
>>watt power inverter", which made me think it was just three panels of
>>unknown manufacture. Your recommendation made me look again. It has the
>>controller, just not an inverter to 120vac... I wouldn't call that
>>"required".
>
> I bought one yesterday at a local store to take a look, but I'll probably
> return it. The catalog description mentions 9.7 pounds, but that's per
> panel. The whole shebang weighs 33 pounds, which is a lot to mail to Niger
> (USPS airmail for 10 pounds is about $45.) So I'm going to keep looking
> for a 10 watt flexible panel. We recently talked about them here. Who had
> the best price?
>
>>Harbor Freight is a strange kind of place. Often they have tools far
>>cheaper than what you can get elsewhere...
>
> I also bought one of their $3.99 DVMs, which turned out to be defective.
>
>>I have trouble distinguishing which category this falls into.
>>It seems pretty cheap, less than I might expect to pay for the three panels.
>
> A lot less. I've seen 10 W panels for $120 or so.
>
> Nick
Here is an 11 watt flexible Unisolar for $145.
http://www.affordable-solar.com/1124.html
Posted by nicksanspam on March 16, 2006, 2:52 am
> Here is an 11 watt flexible Unisolar for $145.
>http://www.affordable-solar.com/1124.html
I see $59 13W "briefcase" panels on ebay. Anyone used 'em?
How many watts are the little panels that come with new VWs
to keep the batteries charged?
Nick
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