Here is the issue, the manual shows the top connector as both negative and positive, and there is no + or on the laminant itself. I believed it to be on the top at first then took a closer look at the manual and it showed both and + for the top.
The top is +, atleast on mine they were +.
The length of the laminants is a little hard to work with, if they were the same price for two half size ones with 50-60 watts each, and a connector was included to join them it would be great.
The other thing is the bankrupcy of the company, and question of warranty on the product. It is gaurenteed for 20 years, and that is a real selling point. They are however selling at $200 each a real steal of a buy. I want to get two more, and would if not for the warranty issue, now I'm wondering? But the product is light easy to work with and very hardy. I'm not scared of a rock cracking it.
Birds love them, but they are easy to wash off, or wash off with rain. Love the product, sketchy about the manual, it could be improved but is a great resource, and a + and sign on the connection points would be great, as it caused some rewiring to be needed. A multimeter can fix this but doing anything with a new product is a little tricky cause you don't want to ruin it. None the less love it, and I hope the product survives and is picked up. They are way better than glass panels imo.I installed 5 of the 68 watt models do to space on my Class C Jayco motor home's roof and used a Morningstar SSD-25 SunSaver Duo 25 Amp Charge Controller 12V and they keep my Coach and engine battery charged year round. The best thing is they stick to the roof. No holes! I feed the wire down the vent for the RV refrigerator. I only have a 400 watt inverter that was stock with the camper but I can play the TV and DVD with the rear roof fan running during the day with no issues. It's been great not having to run the generator or connecting to a shore line. I also ran an emergency line so I could plug the the RV fridge into it so it could run off the inverter if needed. It's been 1 1/2 and no problems so far. It's a little bit expensive at first but it's well worth it in my opinion! Took a lot of time to research just wished I knew about it sooner. Again Great Product so far.Great quality product, easy to install needs more space than conventional panels and is as most solar films only 8% efficient and needs an MPPT controller to turn into 12VI have a metal roof covered with these on a mountain top for a radio repeater site located over 8,000 foot elevation. They have been there over 10 years and work as good as they ever have. They are exposed to 100+mph winds and although the roof is over 23 foot tall, sometimes they get covered in snow. They work in all kinds of conditions. A great product.Easy to install, great power out. Customer service good on follow ups. Would buy more in the future. Good buy
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