ACOPOWER Portable Solar Panel, 12V Foldable Solar Charger with LCD Charge Controller in Suitcase

We purchased the 105 watt foldable solar panel kit a few months ago for our RV to dry camp on weekends. We wanted a portable solar panel to put some amperage back into the RV battery and still be portable enough to store in our small RV. It has more than fit our needs. It's extremely light, under about 6 pounds, and relatively small, compared to other models in the 100 - 120 watt range. Fits easily in our small RV.In bright sunlight tilted towards the sun, the panel brought in over 7 amps at 12 volts (over 85 watt-hours). On a particularly cloudy day, it only brought in 1.2 - 1.6 amps at 12 volts. Not as much as we'd like, but enough to recharge our RV battery with about 10 amps for the day. On sunny days, it brings in over 25 amps at 12 volts, more than enough to help replenish our battery. We've been very happy with this unit. If we decide to dry camp for longer than a weekend, we will purchase another unit to cover us for cloudy days. With the two units, even on a cloudy, we would bring in about 20 amps per day. Enough to keep us from draining our RV battery.PROS:-- It's very light and portable.-- The panels fold inward, no need for a bulky case.-- Provided the rated wattage for the unit. For a 105 watt solar panel, less 80% for normal inefficiency of any solar panel we could purchase, that is 84 watt-hours and that is what we measured.-- The solar controller can easily be replaced with a higher priced unit if wanted.-- The solar panel kit works right out of the box: hook it up to a 12 volt battery, set it out in the sun, and it starts charging immediately.-- A fuse is built into the positive terminal of the battery clamp.-- The built in legs work well for angling the solar panels towards the sun.-- For storage or carrying, the solar controller, wires, and battery clamps all fit in the pouch behind the solar panels. Nice to keep everything together.-- We had a few questions and their customer support team have been great!-- Priced very affordably for the wattage, complete kit, and portability.CONS:-- The durability may be suspect, it's difficult to tell how long it will last. A trade off to the much heavier build units, that require a case.-- We would prefer a solar controller with a digital display.-- A longer cord would be nice, this one is only about 16 feet from the solar panels to the battery clamps.

I'll admit I was a little hesitant about ordering this as I have no experience with this brand name. However, I knew right away that this was a quality item. It arrived the very next day and was well packaged. The folding panel seems to be exceptionally well made and though I can't say for sure, it looks as if it's going to be durable. The cables and connectors are sturdy and not at all loose or flimsy. It was not difficult to figure out how to use it, it's pretty much plug and play. I did have a question and sent the company an email which was answered within minutes. I called the phone number provided in the email and my question was answered thoroughly and completely. It turns out it was a problem with my solar battery which I've decided not to replace. Instead, because I like the Acopower foldable panel so much I just ordered the Acopower 150wh portable solar generator.

This panel suits my needs for my purpose. I'm a drone pilot and do a lot of battery charging in the field where we do not have direct access to the power grid. We typically used larger field batteries to charge our flight packs. Having this solar charger allows to me collect some energy to keep my field battery going all day long and i get many more charges out of it thanks to this product. So far, in direct sunlight I have been seeing a charge rate of 2.2-2.4 amps which is what I was expecting. When it's folded up it's about the size of a 17 inch laptop which makes it very portable. The control unit and wires stow away in a Velcro too pouch so everything you need packs up nice into itself. For this price this appears to be the best bang for the buck. Sure there are more expensive controllers out there but if you only need to trickle charge your battery and/or need your solar station to be mobile, than this might be the ticket for you. The controller is of the lower end; however it has enough indicators to be confident its working and also a USB port to charge devices as well. The only thing I really think it's missing is an ammeter which would be nice to have so you know your charge rate. This would make it easier to adjust the panel towards the sun based on the power outpu. I'll be wiring one into the circuit for this purpose.

This is a very portable solar panel that comes with it's own voltage regulator. I use it to charge an auxiliary battery in my truck that runs an Engel fridge. It pretty much offsets the power drain from the fridge. So it's great for when I'm camping for a day or two. I don;'t have the to start the engine of the truck to charge the auxiliary battery.

Works very well, compact and very functional design. Has solar controller and all parts to use Immediately out out of the box.

Works great. I was using it on a very sunny day and the voltage went pretty high. I just folded up a couple if the panels and brought it down to a lower level. Nice you can do that.

works very well quick delivery

Good and valued Seller, highly recommended, A pleasure to do business with, AA+

I used this solar panel to charge my deep cycle battery for my CPAP on a 22-day Grand Canyon kayak and raft trip. It worked great. Compact with the ability to fold into a trifold. Highly recommend!

I am new to solar and this is the perfect starter piece

Using this to keep the battery on our sailboat topped off. Working great and it is easily storable when we are sailing.

Works Great and the size is Perfect! This panel packs a punch and tops off my GZ Yeti 400 within hours. Very happy with my product. Thanks Acopower!

Worked great! I would definitely recommend it to our friends.

Very good WITH the solar generator. Manuals need total rework. @TheScott463

I am a new fan of ACOPOWER. This worked as expected. I tested it in the Sun paired with an ACOPOWER 220Wh generator, and it performed flawlessly. I will be buying more.