Best Pound for Pound Solar Panel? Sirius 415 Watt Bifacial Solar Panel - Initial Testing

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[@terrahillfarm]

Sirius panels are manufactured just west of Houston, TX. 3 other PV manufacturing facilities from other brands are slated to open in TX and each of these facilities typically employs between 100-500 people. While some components are still imported, the increase in domestic PV production is a positive move towards greater self sufficiency for US Solar. Glad to see these are high quality panels! 👍

[@rodneyhunt]

Bam! Thanks for the information. That is great news for sure!

[@Wahinies]

Theyve suddenly jumped to the top of my list

[@MatthewYBarbo]

Love seeing those Texas assembled panels! Can't wait to catch up on your content and see how you end up mounting them. We really stand behind these panels and are super glad you seem to like them as well. Keep up the great work, Rodney!

[@rodneyhunt]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@securenc1]

Thanks for the time and effort to bring us this content. I want to do something similar with my barn, so will be looking forward to your next video for your shed setup.

[@rodneyhunt]

Awesome! The build should be awesome and will try to list everything I use.

[@bobmonztr]

I mounted my 465w vertical in the open, also could make a fence out of it. Heavy rain 76w, overcast 125w, summer (no white rock boost) 300w, sun and snow 569w @-10F. Vertical mounted, only clean the panels once a year, snow has never stuck in 40 snowfalls. Maximum #'s on the shortest days and 75% in summer with hours of direct sun over 15 hours it all works out. One video claimed lower panel temps I don't have a temp gun to confirm. I make simple 2x4 ground mounts, can hold panels up to 94"x 46" 6 2x4 per panel, every 2 panels require one cut, add weight to the ends or make a detachable mount with wheels in severe weather areas, a single person could move a 2-panel array into a barn. Hail does less damage on vertical glass, the larger it is the straighter it falls into a flat faced 2x4. New video soon with a complete ver 3.0 mount, 36 2x4 to hold 6x 550w BF panels.

[@rodneyhunt]

Sounds interesting!

[@bobmonztr]

@@rodneyhunt Too bad only 450 people will see the completed repaired system video pulling 2.8kw through clouds.

[@aguaponics]

Would like to see a test of just the bi-facial underside output facing the sun and the topside totally blacked out with a cover. Volts amps and watts output. Would be a interesting metric to know the potential of the bi-facial side. Thanks for your videos!

[@rodneyhunt]

Good idea! Thanks

[@JohnThomas-ou2rn]

Good to hear that we're doing some solar stuff here at home rather than China.

[@rodneyhunt]

@@JohnThomas-ou2rn indeed. Maybe we can claw back some jobs and ability to sustain ourselves. Skills as well

[@Lumbeelegend]

You wouldnt happen to be Lumbee, would you? Lol. I just got some bifacial 400w hyperion and an 18k inverter. I had to upgrade man, my MPP solar and 255w trina panels weren't cutting it anymore. I'm subbing man, great to have a fellow Robco native representing.

[@rodneyhunt]

@@Lumbeelegend Great to hear folks around here getting into solar. Nice

[@Lumbeelegend]

@@rodneyhunt yeah, I thought I was thr only one, lol. I went completely off grid in 2016, and haven't looked back since. Thank you for the content man, I really appreciate it.

[@robert4027]

296 Watt in summer heat is pretty good I wouldn't complain for sure at 200 dollars. is tuff to beat. 👍👍👍

[@rodneyhunt]

@@robert4027 Indeed. I saw off camera 78-85% efficiency coming in. Didn’t want to make the video longer but will show that on future videos. So doing great for a temporary setup!

[@robert4027]

@@rodneyhunt I'm jealous for sure .. in Washington State my location I wanted to buy just 2 of them and they won't do it unless I buy 10 minimum because shipping damages danger

[@rodneyhunt]

Yeah the shipping companies can be terrible.

[@mechillii]

@@robert4027 I found out through their customer support that if you sign a waiver saying they are not responsible for any damages, they will allow you to order less than 10 panels. I have ordered 5 from them the other day and they aren't here yet, but hopefully there will be no issues. I bought a couple extra in case something happened to one of them in shipping. I'll use them for another project later if there is no damage.

[@rodneyhunt]

Hopefully they will arrive intact!

[@douglasrobbie9998]

Followup- will we see any more testing on the 10K Calpha inverter? It seemed to be a low/value priced product that could handle a large hi voltage PV and put out 10K watts.

[@rodneyhunt]

Yes. They just sent the wifi dongle that should work now. Will be testing that tonight

[@GypsyStacker]

Thanks for the videos.

[@rodneyhunt]

@@GypsyStacker Hey thank you for the support! More to come

[@jsauerii]

LOL, What did you do with the 6000XP's? Man you are nearly as bad as i am . You have driven me to the conclusion I should have made videos of my solar expedition that started last spring, if only i weren't so damned ugly :), I have come a long way since the HF 4 panel 100W system that bored me to the point of grabbing a couple of their 100W panels. I don't have anyone sending me anything and I am poor so its slow but it became a hobby and then quickly a challenge hobby. I have tested oddities others haven't and currently have my panels set up in a non typical way. Key points i have noticed is that people seriously underestimate the effects of angle and temp on solar production, it is extreme....

[@rodneyhunt]

I didn’t start until I had done tons of my solar setup. So start recording now and hey some people watch me so they will watch anything lol. I still have the 6000xp’s running the house and they are great

[@beebop9808]

Not to bad and US made. Don't know how the tariffs are going to hit imports? Those folks gave me a heck of a deal when I bought my 400 watt panels a few months ago. I haven't found a better place yet for buying new panels.

[@rodneyhunt]

Yes they have had some of the best deals for DIY solar for a while. I like the USA made/assembled for sure.

[@windowtintingpros9641]

Great video

[@rodneyhunt]

@@windowtintingpros9641 Hey thank you! Appreciate your support

[@BarryDoss-p9t]

Like your videos sometime could you do one on how to properly oversize a solar array?

[@rodneyhunt]

Good idea. Will try to get that done soon!

[@skid4482]

I hate when a company makes you buy 10.

[@rodneyhunt]

Yeah you can pickup less if close. I guess delivery with less is problematic more often than not

[@fullyelectric]

@Rodney that panel looks identical to my Aptos DNA panels, size and weight is also almost identical as well, i think they are the same just different companies in the USA are assembling them, thats cool because in the future if one of them goes out of business i can always use another identical one from a different company, BTW how is the 12Kpv are you going to release a video on that!! I have been waiting!! I need to see how you take advantage of the grid-tie zero export function! Awesome feature of that inverter similar to the 18Kpv.

[@rodneyhunt]

Well been waiting on the indoor battery so have nit used it yet. I have some of the Aptos panels as well that I purchased but have not installed for my house. So can test those and see but they look different for sure. Specs may be similar though.

[@rodneyhunt]

Since the 12kpv will be off grid not going to try zero export function unless I get another unit to try on my house which is a possibility.

[@fullyelectric]

@@rodneyhunt you have the Aptos 400w panels as well? The Aptos 375w and 440w is different than the Aptos 400w, but base of your video that panel looks identical to the Aptos 400w front and back.

[@fullyelectric]

@@rodneyhunt i see .. totally off grid? That means allot of is features will not be tested? Still you can test its crazy load capacity 👍, see how much better it is than the 6000xp from an off-gird perspective.

[@rodneyhunt]

I have the 370/440 i think

[@Incoming007]

What Panels are on the Shed? Is there going to be a video about those? I have the same shed looking to do that to my shed... Great Video!

[@rodneyhunt]

Those are some extra Hyundai 305 watt panels I had. Installed those before I got these.

[@Incoming007]

@@rodneyhunt thank you! Will be looking those up, trying to decide what to throw on the shed, because my doors face North I can overhang in the back of I went a bigger style.

[@rodneyhunt]

They are probably out of stock from Signature Solar. Might find somewhere but not sure

[@JonOffgrid]

👍😎

[@rodneyhunt]

Thanks

[@Panhandlehomestead]

Bam nice 12k I won’t one

[@wilty5]

Does this company make an equivalent panel for mounting on a box truck, van, tiny house, or cargo trailer?

[@rodneyhunt]

Depending on your space you can use these. But the bifacial aspect would be lost so mono panels would be cheaper for that use. Any type would work though in my opinion

[@wilty5]

@@rodneyhunt. Thanks

[@rodneyhunt]

@@wilty5 Glad to help!

[@russellkamp8923]

Rodney. I will have two 1 ton eg4 hybrid minisplits. Do my panels need to be grounded?

[@rodneyhunt]

Yes. Your panels need a separate ground.

[@rodneyhunt]

DC and AC grounds need to be separated. Make sure your grounds are like 8 ft apart but you can verify that number with your local codes if you want.

[@russellkamp8923]

Thank you. ​@@rodneyhunt

[@Panhandlehomestead]

Nice

[@rodneyhunt]

Thanks

[@1xXNimrodXx1]

Wow no HJT technology and still so expensive. Why not go with Trina Vertex S+ for 63€ then ?

[@rodneyhunt]

Expensive? These are a pretty good price compared to what I have paid for some of my other panels.

[@rodneyhunt]

@@1xXNimrodXx1 i always thought your prices were higher.

[@MrBumbles2]

lol what's in your shed your need 12k that will run my home

[@rodneyhunt]

Just testing it out lol. But I will use it to charge my EV as well so it can really use some power. Have a mini-split, will have lights, and normal loads as well. I have 3 6000xp’s running my house and a 18kpv running my parents. So had to have the whole lineup with the 12kpv.

[@flolou8496]

shoot,I forgot to add the recent link from last month by Will, P. it's at: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rGSWn5WfbMx-mbs My Favorite Offgrid Solar Panel for 2024! DIY Solar Power with Will Prowse 928K subscribers

[@rodneyhunt]

The Aptos. I saw that one as well. I guess that is it before clicking the link.