Comments on: Sunforce 50032 15 Watt Solar Battery Charger http://solar-energy-talk.com/sunforce-50032-15-watt-solar-battery-charger Solar Energy Discussion, Information, Product & News Fri, 13 Apr 2012 19:01:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: MFL http://solar-energy-talk.com/sunforce-50032-15-watt-solar-battery-charger/comment-page-1#comment-11670 MFL Wed, 14 Apr 2010 01:33:37 +0000 #comment-11670 There seems to be some chance of solar panels being damaged in shipping. I was pleased with the way this item arrived. The hard edged cardboard and foam kept the unit intact. <br /> <br />I have not tested or used this under a load, but open circuit voltages ranged from 22VDC to 24VDC during partly sunny conditions. 22VDC was the lowest reading with the sun completely blocked by clouds. I'm waiting on the 7amp charger/controller to have some real fun. Will update soon. <br /> <br />[...] Rating: 4 / 5 There seems to be some chance of solar panels being damaged in shipping. I was pleased with the way this item arrived. The hard edged cardboard and foam kept the unit intact.

I have not tested or used this under a load, but open circuit voltages ranged from 22VDC to 24VDC during partly sunny conditions. 22VDC was the lowest reading with the sun completely blocked by clouds. I’m waiting on the 7amp charger/controller to have some real fun. Will update soon.

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Rating: 4 / 5

]]> By: S. Mcloughlin http://solar-energy-talk.com/sunforce-50032-15-watt-solar-battery-charger/comment-page-1#comment-11669 S. Mcloughlin Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:03:49 +0000 #comment-11669 i have 2 5watt panels and 2 of these big 15watt panels and they are mounted on the outside of my house i live in fairbanks alaska so i get bearly any light now (like 2hours a day) and whats good about these panels though is they work pretty good out of the sun (and in -40) i cant wait until summer when i get to test them out in 24hr sunlight! i have it connected to a huge referbushed military battery its about 75lbs and 120amp hours or something like that but i can run my laptop off of it for a short amount of time. i was trying to get a bigger panel something around 50watts but amazon wont ship it to alaska. i would recommend this panel. Rating: 4 / 5 i have 2 5watt panels and 2 of these big 15watt panels and they are mounted on the outside of my house i live in fairbanks alaska so i get bearly any light now (like 2hours a day) and whats good about these panels though is they work pretty good out of the sun (and in -40) i cant wait until summer when i get to test them out in 24hr sunlight! i have it connected to a huge referbushed military battery its about 75lbs and 120amp hours or something like that but i can run my laptop off of it for a short amount of time. i was trying to get a bigger panel something around 50watts but amazon wont ship it to alaska. i would recommend this panel.
Rating: 4 / 5

]]> By: Christian E. Montoya http://solar-energy-talk.com/sunforce-50032-15-watt-solar-battery-charger/comment-page-1#comment-11668 Christian E. Montoya Tue, 13 Apr 2010 21:52:21 +0000 #comment-11668 Saw the reviews about receiving broken units but thought I'd chance it anyways since the price was so low. The first one arrived completely smashed. Amazon was very easy about returning it and getting a replacement. Second one arrived and looked good. Small plastic pieces were found on the ground where it was unpacked. I looked the panel over and didn't see any damage. Later, when I went to plug it into a 12V adapter I realized the Sunforce 12V connector was smashed. Overall, very poor packaging. If I were to do it again, I'd pay extra $$ and buy it from a brick & mortar location like Camping World. I have no idea how it works yet since I'm still trying to fix broken parts. Rating: 3 / 5 Saw the reviews about receiving broken units but thought I’d chance it anyways since the price was so low. The first one arrived completely smashed. Amazon was very easy about returning it and getting a replacement. Second one arrived and looked good. Small plastic pieces were found on the ground where it was unpacked. I looked the panel over and didn’t see any damage. Later, when I went to plug it into a 12V adapter I realized the Sunforce 12V connector was smashed. Overall, very poor packaging. If I were to do it again, I’d pay extra $$ and buy it from a brick & mortar location like Camping World. I have no idea how it works yet since I’m still trying to fix broken parts.
Rating: 3 / 5

]]> By: Jonathan Ryan http://solar-energy-talk.com/sunforce-50032-15-watt-solar-battery-charger/comment-page-1#comment-11667 Jonathan Ryan Tue, 13 Apr 2010 20:00:52 +0000 #comment-11667 I was considering buying this item when it was listed for 44 bucks. I put the item in my cart and two days later I checked back and the vendor had increased the price of the charger and controller to 129 bucks. Now I will not pay 100%+ more just because 2 days have passed. I do not know what the hell these guys were thinking and I might consider buying the product if they bring it back into a reasonable price. <br />FYI you can find this at the kragen stores and other auto retailers for approximately 60 bucks. I was going to buy it thru amazon because it was 30 bucks. <br />I complained to customers service and all I got was a bunch of crap about how prices are not guaranteed or anything. <br />DO NOT BUY THIS FOR 99 BUCKS. You can get it for about half from other internet retailers. <br />No wonder amazon is having so many stock problems. Trying to choke down 150% price increases is BS and I will not support a vendor who does that. <br />If they lower the price back to where it was and offer me a 10% off for the hassle I might consider it. <br />I bought one for 52 dollars from another internet retailer. <br />Maybe if they dropped the price to 38 bucks you can buy it. Do not get ripped off by these jerk sellers. <br /> Rating: 1 / 5 I was considering buying this item when it was listed for 44 bucks. I put the item in my cart and two days later I checked back and the vendor had increased the price of the charger and controller to 129 bucks. Now I will not pay 100%+ more just because 2 days have passed. I do not know what the hell these guys were thinking and I might consider buying the product if they bring it back into a reasonable price.

FYI you can find this at the kragen stores and other auto retailers for approximately 60 bucks. I was going to buy it thru amazon because it was 30 bucks.

I complained to customers service and all I got was a bunch of crap about how prices are not guaranteed or anything.

DO NOT BUY THIS FOR 99 BUCKS. You can get it for about half from other internet retailers.

No wonder amazon is having so many stock problems. Trying to choke down 150% price increases is BS and I will not support a vendor who does that.

If they lower the price back to where it was and offer me a 10% off for the hassle I might consider it.

I bought one for 52 dollars from another internet retailer.

Maybe if they dropped the price to 38 bucks you can buy it. Do not get ripped off by these jerk sellers.

Rating: 1 / 5

]]> By: Gert http://solar-energy-talk.com/sunforce-50032-15-watt-solar-battery-charger/comment-page-1#comment-11666 Gert Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:57:32 +0000 #comment-11666 I have never used this, but it seems to me jumper cables would be a better deal. Rating: 3 / 5 I have never used this, but it seems to me jumper cables would be a better deal.
Rating: 3 / 5

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