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50 Watt Solar Panel - CDT-50w 12V Crystalline PV module #31050

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This product is by far the best price for what you get. I bout the Sunforce 50032 15 Watt Solar Battery Charger for 99.99 which is about $6.66 for each watt. With this product im only paying $5.46/watt. It is a little pricey if your only maintaining batteries but im actually running my mini frige off this and a semi truck battery. This unit produces exactly what is specified. Unit arrived at my doorstep 2 days after I ordered it, using ground shipping. Solar panel is inside retail box very securely, and is then put into a shipping box with packing peanuts. I would doubt it would break unless some serious damage was done to the box. Very pleased with my purchase.

I bought this to keep my RV batteries charged. This is very well constructed and does what it says. The mounting brackets that come with this are sufficient for mounting anywhere. I have this mounted to the roof of my RV and consider it to be permanent. I intend to add several more units and will definately purchase this product.

This PV is very well made. All the PV cells are fully encased and sealed. Then it is all metal framed in for better strength. One thing to note, the glass panel, is not really glass. It feels more like a plastic. But it is thick and strong, so hail stones should not harm it unless it rains down golf ball size and bigger. The PV panel works in all conditions. Even in low light and cloudy days. On full sun days, I get a reading of 17V @ more than 3amps under load. On the low light days, I get a reading of 15V @ 2.5amps under load. With no load attached, it reads 22V @ 5amps. I use it mostly to keep a 12V bank of 2x 120amp-hr batteries (240amp-hr total) fully charged. With a 400W inverter, I can power a bug zapper for 3-4 nights before the batteries reach their limit. Or use it in a battery backup sitiution for power outages during the freezing rains or when tornado season hits. I'm already planning to expand my current PV system with another of these panels. Thou now the price has gone up since 10/20/09. I bought it at $225 for $4.5/W. Now its $275 for 5.5/W. Which makes it more in the price range of other PV panels. Lastly, the panel comes with little hardware. Just 4 small brackets and a set of small nuts & bolts. Plan to build your own mounting system.

I have purchased two of these panels to use in Jamaica and i was surprise of the amps it produces.It was able to run my 20" tv for two and a half hours on a weak eleven plate battery with a 750 watts inverter. However the warranty on cdt web site did not give the same info as the warranty info in the box.It clear stated that"This warranty is valid against defects in material and workmanship for a period of one year warranty period".I didnt understand why the difference. Althought the price went up after i purchase it I think is was value for money