Rockpals Latest 100 Watt Folding Parallel Solar Panels Review 2020

Rockpals Latest 100 Watt Folding Parallel Solar Panels Review 2020
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[@gailpeterson4012]

Like the picture of your toiled over your shoulder.

[@mattc825]

Dude! Your old panels would have worked IME. Don't give up my friend , you got this. Great video!!

[@donnaholmes2496]

Thank you for the information, you have helped me make up my mind as to what solar panel to get to charge my Jackery 1000. May God be with you and your family.

[@spencerfong1088]

thanks for the review! very helpful. i had issues with a gen 1 100-watt also and had to return. tried the upgraded one i think u have and it works perfectly with my westinghouse portable battery

[@crankshaft007]

Would be a idea to put the model numbers in the description or anyplace RP100 for Amazon link

[@olliechristopher467]

Thank you so much for this outstanding and honest review. I'm impressed with the voltage and amps coming out of these.

[@jayd5661]

Absolutely great review. I almost pulled the trigger on the older model but waited 3 weeks because I wasn't confident on the purchase and then I saw this video. Thank you for your unbiased opinion.

[@NewZonaRides]

Glad it helped.

[@craigkosters9852]

I use and old panel with the new one together, pulling 125 watts today using them joined. I did change to Anderson and MC-4 plug on the old panel.

[@ImASurvivorNThriver]

Thank you for this review!

[@NewZonaRides]

You’re welcome. Thanks for watching.

[@katokhaelan4881]

Thank you so much for this!!!!

[@NewZonaRides]

No problem.

[@mrhagstv]

GREAT VIDEO! thanks for the review

[@NewZonaRides]

Glad it was helpful!

[@sammyer4331]

Thanks to you, I made sure to buy the newer version!

[@NewZonaRides]

Glad I could help!

[@billh.6898]

Thank you for posting.

[@NewZonaRides]

You're welcome

[@vothry]

I appreciate the history of the 1st panel and your experience with the 2nd.

[@candidotorres1852]

Very informative video thanks 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@NewZonaRides]

Your welcome.

[@greydogmusic]

Terrific review. Mine just arrived yesterday and I was wondering if I should get a second one. You sold me.

[@NewZonaRides]

Glad it helped.

[@HN-oq3gf]

Thansk for the honest review!!!

[@NewZonaRides]

Anytime

[@justsimplydizzy1]

Did the same thing - ordered the old one first, but returned it. Bought the new gen panel and love it! Will be gettin a second one in the near future. Great video!

[@NewZonaRides]

Thanks

[@axmarr8132]

The USB's on the small controller box in the back of the panels are useful, I would say obligatory, if your solar generator/battery bank does not support pass through charging. That is charging, your devices while charging the generator . Many solar generators do not support pass through charging. You could charge your phone or small electronics with just the solar panel. Nice video. Thanks for taking the time.

[@ponyboyvideos]

great info

[@keithguiste2659]

Thumbs up I like your style, i just went and ordered 1(would love 2 but cant afford it this month)

[@NewZonaRides]

At least now if one panel doesn't do the trick you can always get another one when you can.

[@keithguiste2659]

@@NewZonaRides yes sir, thats the plan😊

[@keithguiste2659]

I ended up ordering 3 of the updated 60 watt panels with parallel cables. URGH i think I need a 12 step program when my orders arrive I will have 4 of the parallel ready 60 watt panels and 2 330 power stations😀

[@NewZonaRides]

@@keithguiste2659 Come back and let us know how you like them after you have a chance to use them.

[@keithguiste2659]

@@NewZonaRides will do, i have tested in my front yard in total cloud cover and i am satisfied so far, anxious to get a better test on a more sunny day

[@jeffphillips94]

Suggestions on a charge controller for charging my vehicle battery ( 12v fridge is what im running )

[@millenium2003]

Can you parallel connect a 100W and a 60W solar panel

[@rsan3829]

What type of connectors should I order to connect the watt meter using a rockpal 300 and newer panel ? Thanks

[@jon964]

Can i use this on Ecoflow 600 river ?

[@chrisgriggs799]

I have the newer panel. I bought it with the Rockpals 350w power station. I cannot use more than two sections of the panel to charge. If I try to use more the power station trips offline. And that is on a sunny spring day in New York! What power station is everyone else using? I want one that can work with a fully deployed solar panel.

[@deaton123able]

Are There Extensions for making your cords longer? I noticed Your Panels Were A Good Distance from your Generator .. And Thanks For the Video ..I Have A Jackery 500 I will probably get the new Rockpals as well

[@NewZonaRides]

No extensions. The cables are decently long.

[@shawnnn3]

Question please. Will they charge the Bluetti ACA200P ? I just order 4 of these. Nice review thanks

[@NewZonaRides]

As long as that device can charge at 14v-18v. Some of the larger generators require higher voltage. If that is the case you would need to go to 2 in series and then parallel both pairs. Again not sure if these panels can do that. Good news is if they don’t work out just return them and try another panel that can for sure be used in series.

[@321southtube]

Can you clear something up...."other" youtubers have mentioned putting two panels in SERIES not parallel?

[@NewZonaRides]

The reason to go series would be if you needed more voltage or if you had mismatched panels. There are other reasons but that is the two biggest reasons. Parallel is best for most 12v setups.

[@barbarakaimowitz9138]

@@NewZonaRides Can you explain the difference between series and parallel?

[@jasonbrown467]

good video. i really appreciate you showing us the watt meter. so many people talk about how much power these types of foldable panels put out but dont even know how to measure the output, let alone share the info. just curious, have you documented a full day of watt hours from just one, or both of these panels? i realize all things are relative and you live in AZ and i live in indiana. in your video i could see you were pulling 120 watts and had pulled in 60 watt hours, and you said it was first light, which tells me you only had been collecting solar energy for about 25 minutes? is that true? sure i made some assumptions, but i am curious. today i got 140 watt hours from a 100 watt panel sitting in the the sun all day here in indiana, and it was unusually sunny today. 140 watt hours is a winter record (this winter) for me. in the summer, the same setup, the most i ever got was on about june 19th (almost longest sun day of the year) 384 watt hours. on cloudy days here it can be so dark and dense for a week sometimes here that you cant even see where in the sky the sun is supposed to be. again great video!

[@NewZonaRides]

I am not sure how long the watt meter was connected when I made the video. I honestly never paid attention to total watt hours because I use my panels to charge my battery as fast as possible so I can go riding. I can't just leave the panels out while I am gone from camp. I plug the panels in and my battery is charged usually on a good day in 4 hours. They do that pretty consistency. I will pay more attention to total watt hours on my next video. Thanks for the comments.

[@jasonbrown467]

​@@NewZonaRideswow i wrote a lot and researched a lot for the wrong reasons. for some reason i came back to this video thinking you had the 300 watt units. i really dug into trying to figure out why you would charge your ac50 with 600 watts lol. uhg long day, but i learned a lot about those "solar generators" in the process lol

[@NewZonaRides]

​@@jasonbrown467 That is all correct except-These panels are 100 watts each. Wired in parallel on the best of days I have seen around 170- 180 watts. So whats that off the top of my head that's like 12 amps at 15 volts . Even if you could get these to work wired in series you would be looking at like 6 amps at 30 volts or so. Maybe I misunderstood what you were saying. Using these in series would not make any sense for my application though.

[@mushrogan7852]

A+

[@NewZonaRides]

Thanks

[@salvadorgonzalez4739]

IS THIS NEW PANEL COMPATIBLE WITH DURACELL POWER SOURCE 1440WATTS?

[@pingpong909]

I just got the new rockpal solar panel (just one). What was he best you could get out of 1 panel? Im currently waiting on the Bluetti AC50S to be shipped out which will power a fridge cooler i hope to buy soon.

[@NewZonaRides]

The most I have seen out of one panel is 72 watts. That's weird because I have seen 170 watts out of 2. Not sure why that is exactly. I use the original AC50 to power my 47 quart fridge. It works no problem even without the regulated 12v output. I will be filming my review on it tomorrow if all goes well.

[@pingpong909]

@@NewZonaRides appreciate the response. I think 1 panel should be enough for me then :)

[@NewZonaRides]

@@pingpong909 No problem. Let me know how it all works out for you.

[@teroreiro1353]

Can those solar panels be connected in series? Thank you very much

[@NewZonaRides]

There is nothing documented about that and I have never tried it.

[@mars188]

so how long can you run say like 200 watts on a 350 - 2hrs 4hrs before it goes dead?

[@bobmilleit1976]

What

[@TheSTOPlayer]

@newzona Rides, at the 7:07 mark is that 2 dc female to 1 dc male output cable ? ive been looking for something similar to combine 2 panels and cant find a cable like it. They must exist right ?

[@NewZonaRides]

Couldn’t find one myself so I had to make one.

[@dcon5000]

can you use the battery while it's charging?

[@NewZonaRides]

Yes

[@phoebehamilton2812]

Im completely new to this and cant find basic info. i have a Bluetti EB70 715w and want to use this Rockpal 100w panel. it has mp4 connectors at 12v. this is an 18v panel? does that mean my solar power unit isnt strong enough to use this panel? the power unit in your video looked less powerful than the EB70 so im hoping im wrong.

[@NewZonaRides]

A 100 watt panel for something that big won’t be enough. Mine was a AC50. The 18v is reduced by the built in charge controller. The charge controller delivers the right amount of charge to the batteries. Also check with Bluetti because some of the larger battery boxes need more than 18 volts to get the charge controller to start charging.

[@tomraidna8421]

I have the new solar panel as well with the new Rockpals 500w solar generator, I am having an issue where the panels charge for 3 or 4 seconds then stop, I have to unplug and plug back in several time before the panel charges consistently, is there something I should be doing differently? or do I potentially have an issue with my equipment

[@NewZonaRides]

That sounds like a problem to me. I am not familiar with the 500 version of the solar charger so I can't help you with that. I would test the solar panel input with another charging device and see if it still happens.

[@tomraidna8421]

NewZona Rides Thanks for your input, I have a message into Rockpals

[@tomraidna8421]

@@NewZonaRides apparently the ac button also resets the solar charge controller / now it’s working fine

[@C3mito3]

@@tomraidna8421 I’m having this issue aswell I have 1000w power station with the first gen 100w Solar panel and the upgraded 100w by Rockpal and don’t seem to work together

[@rgraz4929]

Do you think the new Rockpals 60w panel (red writing) made the same improvements over it's predecessor as the 100w did over it's predecessor? The new 60 watt only has 3 panels vs the previous 4 panel model. I was also looking at the Jackery 60w panel but it's 180 bucks (vs the new Rockpals for $125 with a coupon). Thanks.

[@NewZonaRides]

Yes I think they did make the same improvements to the 60w kit.

[@rgraz4929]

@@NewZonaRides Thx.

[@NewZonaRides]

No problem.

[@brianmcgraw6903]

I have been wanting solar panels for a long time. I think I may pull the trigger on these. Do you think I can get away with one for a little while and then get the second one later? I have a Jackery 500.

[@NewZonaRides]

These are working pretty sweet for me.

[@NewZonaRides]

@Q M V Assuming you have a clear sky and your one panel is working well. Most of the time that is not the case so 2 panels is always better than one even with a 65 watt cap on the Jackery 500.

[@mustafakamasi3212]

@@NewZonaRides There isn't a 65w cap on the new Jackery 500 with MTTP controller. I have the newest version of the Rockpal 100w with Anderson connector. Best I get with one panel to my Jackery 500 is 71w. It's been consistently charging at 67-70 consistently. No 65w cap with this unit. Going to get another 100w Rockpal SP 02 panel to run parellel with the one already have to cut the charging time in half. I did notice around 8 in the morning as the sun was appearing to rise I was only getting around 42w. Around 10 it held at 59w steady. Just before noon I unplugged it from Jackery then plugged it right back in. It shot up instantly to 70w and then topped out at 71w. Mostly 69w consistently over 3 hours but has gone done as low as 67w. Perfect sun no clouds. Panels get hot though. I like the long cable to keep the Jackery out of the sun. I purchased mine after watching hobotech's review of two 80w Rockpal panels running parellel to his 500w Jackery. (no longer sell 80w panels)

[@Schmitz3]

What is that round stainless container you have?

[@NewZonaRides]

It's a water jug. One gallon.

[@phoebehamilton2812]

what gauge wire are connectors if i were to purchase an ectension mp4 cable? are you using a Bluetti here with the Rockpal solar panel?

[@NewZonaRides]

The cables are pretty long. If you need longer don’t go thinner than 14 gauge. 12 gauge would be OK depending on how long we are talking here.

[@tonyz5928]

Of course they won't reply. The old ones work well for me but I'm only charging lights and their 250 solar generator.

[@shawnnn3]

Can you parallel 4 panels? These panels.

[@NewZonaRides]

Can’t say for sure because I don’t have 4 panels but I can’t see a reason why you couldn’t.

[@VQDIABLO]

Any luck connecting 4?

[@NewZonaRides]

@@VQDIABLO I am having real bad luck connecting 4 because I don’t have 4 to connect.

[@theoriginaldashriprock]

Your wife must be with you. LOL I see the toilet shelter back there.

[@donjohnson9733]

Your AZ flag is upside down on your hat. Unrelated to anything pertinent to the subject but....I am a proud AZ resident too.

[@NewZonaRides]

Yep, My dumb arse stuck it on upside down. LOL

[@chrissubleski200]

$200 for 100watt panel. No way. For $400 I'll buy portable gas generator that produces 2000 watts...rain or shine. Charges my 1200wh battery in 45 mins.

[@NewZonaRides]

That is certainly a valid option if you want to carry a generator with gas. Pros and cons to both ways I think. I personally hate listening to a generator enough to prefer the solar path.

[@chrissubleski200]

@@NewZonaRides I figure I'm already driving a 7500lb vehicle at 60 mph with a 28 gallon gas tank. What's another gallon? It's too bad I can't siphon gas out of my vehicle anymore.

[@NewZonaRides]

@@chrissubleski200 In that case that is a great point.

[@greydogmusic]

The gas generator is an option. I purchased one just for that option. Yet, I just ordered a second panel so I can run two. It boils down to your electricity needs, and the sun. The price ... $400, good bad, depends on your hobby. People pay $1000 for a drone so I think I can cough up $320 for two solar panels. Good price on Amazon right now, $40 off coupon. On a short trip hopefully the panels will take me through a couple days. On a long trip, the gas generator goes in the floorboard on the passenger side, just in case.

[@nemoskull2262]

these are worth it if space or weight is an issue.