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Review on ๐Ÿ”† High-Performance 100W Portable Solar Panel Kit: Foldable Charger for Jackery Power Station, Goal Zero Yeti, Suaoki Generator, Phones, Laptop, with QC 3.0 USB DC Ports by Mike Robinson

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Powerful, efficient and very easy to transport

What a fantastic solar panel. This panel actually folds less than my 50W portable panel and of course delivers twice the power. To give you an idea, the folded panel is roughly the size of a laptop carrying case. And of course it opens 4 times more when unfolded. Two of the four sections have feet that can be used to support the panels to get the best lighting angles. Obviously the panel comes with its own cables and about a dozen different attachments. The tips work great for my power stations, but I was surprised that one even fits my Lenovo laptop and charges it like no other. The built-in charge controller has a connector for all included tips, as well as a regular USB connector and a USB-C connector, making it very convenient to charge or power almost any portable device. I took some pictures of the charging current coming from the panel on a half sun day last week and you can see I reached 82 watts with some clouds in the sky. At the beginning of the day, when the sun was lower, the panel put out about 55 watts, but as the sun came up it went almost to 100 (I actually saw it go to 89). As with all solar panels, their rating is based on maximum insolation so you rarely get their full rating for a very long time, but sometimes you'll be surprised at how much improvement you can get by just changing the angle a little. In my case I also plan to connect it to my caravan's solar charging circuit if needed. The panel has proven to me that it generates enough power to supplement my roof mounted panel without draining the system. As I mentioned the panel folds down to a fairly small size and has an outside pocket for all the attachments and the charge controller/sockets are there. This bag is lined with rubber/silicone so I think it weatherproofs pretty well so you can even store small electronics in it. I wouldn't pay much less for another vintage solar panel to mount on the roof of my caravan, so the fact that it has comparable performance and is extremely portable makes it a lot more valuable to me.

Pros
  • Absolutely amazing!
Cons
  • The list is getting long.