Customer Reviews

Go Power! GP-RV-80 80-Watt Solar Kit with 25 Amp Digital Regulator

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Our newly installed, 80 watt solar panel by Go Power performed flawlessly on our first trip out. We dry camped for two days, and the solar panel kept our single battery charged up to 100% both days, even though we used our radio and lights extensively. We went to bed with our battery fully charged, and confident that our trailers battery would run the trailers furnace as needed throughout the night, without the battery going dead. In the morning, once the sun was up high enough to shine on the solar panel, the battery took a mere two hours to reach a 100% charge, from a night time low of 67% from running the furnace.
In storage, as our trailer is for an average of 27 days and nights each month, the solar panel keeps the trailers battery fully charged and in good condition. I like this solar panel system, and I'm happy that I purchased it here on Amazon.com.

Since we dry camp a lot, I wanted to save on power usage by replacing all regular lights with LEDs. Much to my surprise the cost was higher than buying panel and a controller kit from Go Power. The kit cam complete with all the wiring, mounting brackets and connectors to make the installation a breeze. The biggest decision was where to place the panels and here again, using the box as a placement jig helped the laying of the panels on the roof. It took a better part of and afternoon to complete the install.

Having used the solar system for one camping season, I found few more pleasant surprises. One now we can run the fridge on batteries (through an inverter) while travelling on those hot summer days. At the end of days travel, my 4 x 6 Volt batteries were fully charged. We can run our microwave, LED TV, PS2 and small surround sound system and not have to worry about not having enough power. As a matter of fact, I have not run my Honda 2000 generator to charge my batteries for the whole season (except for generator maintenance).

Go power had everything we needed to take our lifestyle with us when RVing. They are always available when I have a question or need their expertise in solving a problem.

Talk about getting more for less more flexibility than installing LED lights) and it is expandable as our needs grow....