KINGS 160 watt Solar Panel Review and Test

How will this kings 160 watt solar panel stand up to the Western Australian sun in mid summer. Lets find out.

[@michaelsweetman6818]

85% of rated power is actually a very good result! Very few panels ever make their theoretical power output. For the price the kings panel is doing very well.

[@rods2220]

Thanks mate. Got 2 of these panels on separate vehicles. Also have 2 of the the kings Mmpt, so very interesting to see your reviews. Keep up the great work. Stay safe.

[@lexicase8805]

The reason i think the warranty is so low, is these are going to be used on a moving vehicle. Youll find that if you mount a house panel on a vehicle youll void the warranty immediately. Some house panels even say that the warranty only applies for stationary house mounting and not movable homes

[@UnacceptableViews]

picked up 2 of these on sale for $99 each to put on my ute. haven't tried them out yet but 145w for $99 is a pretty good deal imo.. i have 2 of the 250w folding panels and they are pretty bad lol.. 2 of them running in parallel barely make 250w so about half their rated power.

[@TheJjfw10]

g Good timing was about to purchase one of these , can you recommend something better ? will be connecting to a Renogy DCC50S 12V 50A DC TO DC BATTERY CHARGER WITH MPPT which have a max. solar voltage input of 25 volts thank you Jeff

[@69Atho]

The Renogy panels are the best. I would pay a bit extra, and grab the renogy panels.

[@gort3969]

Hey mate do you do installs? I'm after putting solar on my van and looking for a place to install everything..I don't think the 4wd supercenter in caning value does it yet

[@2Rashma2]

Canning Vale? Call any auto electrician, should be able to do it, super easy to do yourself too

[@wopwops0482]

What happened to the Torque Force motor???

[@69Atho]

Coming soon. Still trying to work out how not to let things go the same way they did with the rotary transformer. Have to be a bit careful on this one.

[@tamaseduard5145]

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[@solunasunrise]

this big size only 160 watts ? and i guess only at noon wehn there are no clouds right ? fuck man ... crappy technology... i mean look ... i m using a heatblower in winter alot because central heating is not doing the best job and this thing has 3 settings .... cold .... THOUSAND watts and then 2 THOUSAND ... and even a good computer sucks more then 160 watts wehn working hard

[@69Atho]

Yes. The efficiency for the panel is only 17 percent. But that is average for 12 volt panels.

[@solunasunrise]

@@69Atho 17 ? so if it had like 100% it would make 940 watts ? roughly that would be a deal ... i d buy this then for no more then mmmmmhmm 280€ ... would be reasonable then as main energysource with a temporary storage of something like 4-5 car batterys and a 220 volt inverter ... + maybe put a wind wheel up .. small one but in the end its also involves trial and error/learning by doing