Renogy 100 Watt Solar panel VS Harbor Freight 100 Watt Solar panel

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  • Опубліковано 18 чер 2022
  • In todays video we compare renogys 100 watt monocrystalline panel against Harbor Freights 100 watt monocrystalline to see which proves to put out more power.
    Let me know what you think in the comments below and be sure to smash the like button and subscribe. #solar #renogy #offgrid #rv
    UPDATE!!! So I did verify the wire as being tinned cooper as so many were wondering. Sorry it took a bit to check but I’ll see about making a short video to Update you all. Thanks for the comments and suggestions, appreciate all of it!!!
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  • @johnnysweekends
    @johnnysweekends  Рік тому +188

    UPDATE: Late last evening I went and popped the back panel off the Renogy solar panel to verify if the wire truly was Tinned copper and it was!! Like so many had mentioned. I updated the description and may show a short video for those interested. Sorry for the quick over look. Updated 6 month and 1 year will come later.

  • @vukken99
    @vukken99 Рік тому +21

    Conclusion: Harbor freight is better...

  • @doraexplora9046

    Copper is king!

  • @Good-Enuff-Garage

    I have never seen a 100 watt panel capture 100 watts

  • @aaronsmith593

    Harbor Freight has gotten pricey on some things. But quality is what matters, not price.

  • @AntonioClaudioMichael
    @AntonioClaudioMichael Рік тому +2

    The harbor freight pannel solders look better and copper wire

  • @johnclemens3018
    @johnclemens3018 Рік тому +1

    I appreciate how quickly you give the information- No BS and you jump right to the next point. I'm a fan. Thanks

  • @user-sk5ll9zw7c

    The renogy panel is wired with tinned copper, it looks silver like aluminum but actually isn't

  • @jerrykates4601
    @jerrykates4601 Рік тому +1

    Where I come from under skin control has begun we screwed

  • @johnnyappleseed2058

    Copper wire always makes a difference! I won't use copper coated aluminum wire on any project - I suggest you do the same!

  • @frankmccann29
    @frankmccann29 Рік тому +2

    We need this information.

  • @jpopelish
    @jpopelish Рік тому +358

    Diodes, soldered in with straight leads, will experience mechanical stress between the diode chip and the attached leads, as they expand and contract with heat and cool cycles. If you have a diode failure and have to replace them, put a bit of an S bend in each lead, before you solder it in, to give the leads some springiness.

  • @waltbennett5503
    @waltbennett5503 Рік тому +227

    I've had four Renogy 100 watt panels on my 5th wheel roof for 8 years now. Absolutely no problems or issues, including being in two hail storms and traveling over 50k miles. They are great!

  • @scottkolaya2110
    @scottkolaya2110 Рік тому +578

    Great review. I would have never in a million years guessed that the Harbor Freight Panel would outperform the Renogy.

  • @twiddler71
    @twiddler71 Рік тому +335

    I purchased 6 harbor freight panels when they had them on sale for only $89 each. Changed all the connectors to MC4. I like the aspect size of the harbor freight. It seems easier to orient on a ground mount. I also like that the Harbor Freight panels have the plastic protectors on the corners.

  • @blackhawk7r221
    @blackhawk7r221 Рік тому +32

    We use these 100w HF panels in many places all over the farm. Never had one fail, and most have been up at least ten years. But their $30 charge controller circuit boards tend to corrode rather easily.

  • @WillProwse
    @WillProwse Рік тому +20

    Aluminum? Pretty sure that is tinned copper. Not aluminum. PV wire has a lot of strands and feels like aluminum, but it's just how tinned copper with lots of strands feels like.

  • @bizzaromazzaro9532
    @bizzaromazzaro9532 Рік тому +49

    Cleaner connections, Copper wire, higher amp output, same voltage range, Wow, the harbor freights, if maintained well, outperform brand name panels. How interesting. thank you for the vid. Very enlightening.

  • @housesOTR
    @housesOTR Рік тому +59

    I was at our Harbor Freight store when they first came out. They were $99 so I bought two of them. They are for backup. I connected them together with hinges to make a suitcase. Heavy but easy to store.

  • @edwincollins9820
    @edwincollins9820 Рік тому +23

    I bought 8 HF 100 watt panels and installed them on top of my south facing patio cover (4 x 6 inch timbers). I have two arrays of 4 panels each in series giving me 80 volts. These two branches are in parallel. These charge my EcoFlow Delta Max which I use to power my entire house. I am getting 760 watts out of this array starting at 1115 until 1600 or so in San Diego. This is enough to recharge my EcoFlow Delta to 100% in 6 hours. I am experimenting going off grid every other day. So far so good since setting this up in May of this year. I kept the SAE connectors but I removed the aluminum stand arms. Using 2 x 2 alum angle for stationary mount. Very pleased with those HF panels especially when they go on sale.