SailNet Community - View Single Post - Rollable/stowable Solar Panels
View Single Post
  #14 (permalink)  
Old 11-03-2009
Omatako's Avatar
Omatako Omatako is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Auckland New Zealand
Posts: 1,809
Rep Power: 9
Omatako will become famous soon enough
Quote:
Originally Posted by donradclife View Post
Unless you hear differently from some actual users, I think that you should not assume the panels will outlast their warranty periods, expecially if they are exposed to the sun daily.
Huh?!??!

I thought exposing them to the sun daily was the fundamental principle behind the product.

FWIW I am not a supporter of solar because to me, the power is not sufficient for the cost and frankly I think they are really ugly. Wind gennies to me are a contradiction on terms. When I go on anchor I spend a great deal of effort finding a spot with the least wind. And coincidentally that's about the time I am likely to use the most power.

Genset for me . . . . low fuel usage, more power than I can use, almost as quiet as a solar array, far quieter than most wind gennies. I haven't got a functional one yet but am working on that - will definitely have one working before I go off cruising.

JMHO
__________________

To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

__________________

"Two possibilities exist: Either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying."

Arthur C. Clarke
Reply With Quote Share with Facebook