I bought 2x 100 amp units off Supercrap as they were on special and I am preparing for a Simpson crossing in July.
I was able to do some detailed testing a few weeks ago before the Sun disappeared in Melbourne & hasn't been seen since.
A couple of points.
The controllers supplied as standard were not MPPT & needed to replaced as the amps were jumping all over the shop. I replaced both with one 20 amp MPPT Blue solar controller & immediately got 15% more performance & much steadier current.
The supplied connectors are not up to the task & I upgraded to 50 amp Anderson plugs,( which also allowed quick controller comparisons)
The tabs tear off very easily & were replaced with Velcro Wrap.
Finally, with the Lux meter reading 9950-10,500 I was getting a max of 7 amps between the two, more regularly 5.5-6 amps so I hope that the extra sunlight in Central Australia will get them somewhere near the claimed performance...
Worth a mention is that the performance drops off dramatically if not perfectly aligned to the sun, but I'm not sure if this is relevant to all panels to that degree.
Also, I ran the battery - a 105 Amp Full River, down to 12.4 volts to maximise input charge.
Ridge Ryder Solar Blanket - 100 Watt - Supercheap Auto Australia
Cheers, David
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