Re: [electricboats] Solar panel sale

Thanks for the info.   For the record, I suck at math and was just happy to find a plug and play solution to help me extend my range with an easy trickle charge whilst I am out in my cocktail cruiser.  I found it with this company.    

Eric

On May 16, 2021, at 5:22 PM, HF via groups.io <incorridge=yahoo.com@groups.io> wrote:

Hi Eric and others,
$200 for a 45W (if the performance claim is accurate) panel is more than $4 per Wp.  Rigid Si panels go for around $1 per Wp.  Flexible mono- and poly-Si panels are also available for $1 to $2 per Wp.  But I'm not sure how their performance holds up if you bend them many times.  If the PowerFilm is a-Si, it probably doesn't degrade in response to getting bent back and forth multiple times.  So what you're paying for is the flexibility of the panel and its ability to continue working once you bend it.  If you don't need this feature, the rigid panels are a better value/$.
-Halden