30W Solar Panel Charger Portable Foldable with USB-C & USB-A 18V MC4 DC Fast Charging for Backpacking Travel Camping iPhone LG Google Cell Phone Power Bank Generator Power Station

I bought this because it has MC4 connections I can use to charge a motorcycle battery and its small enough to take with me. I can plug it into my own charge controller which shows me the voltage and amps it delivering. It delivers the same voltage and amps as my 100W panel to top off the battery (up to 14.6V - usually 14.0V). For AGM batteries my charge controller tapers the charge - so if its mostly charged it only charges at 14.0 V and from .6A down until its charged. So I don't need a large panel anyway. This panel folds down to a small size that fits easily in side cases to take with me. I do have an old battery in my BMW R1150RT that likes a boost after its been sitting for a while. This does that nicely in a very small package I can use anywhere the sun shines. And it does work fine on cloudy days.

This is the first and only small portable solar panel I’ve seen that has it all. Let me preface this by telling you that this whole journey started with me putting together a couple of bug-out/go-bags for emergencies. I wanted to purchase two small panels that we could pack in each bag for an emergency or if we were to go camping or backpacking. As time goes by, solar panels get smaller and smaller and are rated higher and higher. You also have to balance this with the amount of money you can spend on this and how much you can carry. Long story short, I ended up settling on Medsuvio after a lot of research. This is the only compact portable panel that not only has the usual USB ports for charging mobile devices, a cable to charge your mobile power station like a Jackery or in our case, a Goal Zero Yeti 1000X, AND MC4 connectors to be able to chain multiple solar panels together! So I purchased two of these 30W panels because they fit nicely in each of our backpacks without adding too much weight and to keep the price point down. When we need more power, we link them together via the MC4 connectors and now we have a 60W panel. But wait, there’s more. You never think about the details because you focus so much on the power delivery. Here are the things you didn’t know you needed which this panel has: A very nice carrying handle, a pouch on the back to keep your cables and carabiners, and pull out stands in the back to stand your panels up at an angle to catch the sun. These are all wins and I was surprised many panels did not have these features. Lastly, some things you should know (and I’m no solar power expert by far, just an enthusiast). The single 30W panel will charge your mobile devices, but is not enough power to charge your power station. It doesn’t matter what brand panel you use, 30W will likely not get your battery to show that it’s charging. However, after linking two of these panels together, the power station was charging just fine. On a sunny day, I was getting an average of 45W through the linked panels and to charge 10% on my power station took about an 1.5 hrs. You might be wondering why it was only getting 45W and not 60W? Well, I’ve tried many panels and it’s rare that any would max out to what their rating is. It really takes optimal conditions and I’ve come close to 60W but in an urban setting that might be tough. When using one panel only, I was able to get an average of around 20-25W out of the 30W. I tested against other panels I own and it is consistent. There’s nothing wrong with the panels. I can tell you that my Goal Zero Nomad100 panel (which is a really large panel) got the same consistent wattage as these Medsuvios. One more thing on additional purchases needed if you were to link a couple of these together. You will need to buy a “Y” cable aka “parallel” cable with MC4 ends to link a couple of these together. The Y cable I have is capable of linking up to 4 solar panels together via MC4 with also an MC4 output on the other end. Since my battery does not have MC4, I had to buy one more small cable to convert the MC4 end to an 8mm plug. I’m saying this only to give you a heads up to research these cables to make sure you get the right one for you. You might need a conversion cable that goes from MC4 to Anderson, or to XT60? Again, I’m no expert. But this is what we did and it works. Just make sure that you research your battery capabilities and how much power it can take. Hope this sort of helps!

Use this for charging camp 2K lumen camp light's. Works well and provides more than adequate voltage.

I’m extremely impressed with this 30W foldable solar panel

Haven’t used yet but love the compact size and weight will be great in summer for my backpack trips

Works really really good and easy to transport

Good quality seem to be holding up good

great

show de bola, carrega de verdade!

Have used this many times now. Works well. And not too large and is very portable.

Usei pouco ainda, mas a qualidade da construção me pareceu muito boa.

Placa de excelente eficiência. Cumpre o que promete.

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