Robert 314
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Has anyone got any experience or advice on flexible solar panels as the motorhome has limited roofspace?
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Does this post mean biard are no use, as was thinking of getting one.?I have 3 on my roof, 2 are dead (Biard 100w semis).
You can now get fixings so it makes removal easier, mine were installed with sikaflex so could not send them back. If you do want to fit semi flexible look at Broken Link Removed and the fixing kit can be found at
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Our Biard lasted about 15 months so replaced it with a Lensun, time will tell.Does this post mean biard are no use, as was thinking of getting one.?
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it sounds like flexi solar panels are a waste of time and maybe the road pro was right in that the cheap ones are rubbish.
So I am none the wiser really, ah well might be new developments in the future.
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I use a flexible panel which is not fixed. Lots of advantages to outweigh the obvious disadvantage. Positioning, cleaning, replacing. It stores under the sofa cushion. Might be a good option if space is limited.Has anyone got any experience or advice on flexible solar panels as the motorhome has limited roofspace?
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it sounds like flexi solar panels are a waste of time
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Is it a 100W panel?Our Lensun panel is still going strong and seems to deliver more current in poor sunlight conditions than the previous panels did which is good for the UK.
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Very interested in the Friendly Green Giant flexible panels - they claim to use the latest back contact method and "flatter" connecting boxes - but the price @ £0.87/W for monocrystalline panels is fab! Are you using the fixing kit they sell, or have you stuck the panels direct to the roof? If you're using the kit, how are you finding it - do you get any wind/flex underneath the panel, as it looks like they're slightly raised up by the fixing kit?
I had some previous experience fitting and removing the Baird panels so quite happy to stick straight onto the roof
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Did you use Sikaflex? How did you get the panels off?
Yes used sikaflex the first time
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Yes 100 watt and usually run a free standing 100 watt at the same time as we are quite a heavy user of 12 volts.Is it a 100W panel?
I used Sikaflex on the Baird panel but in lines and all around the outer edge, when it failed it was impossible to remove without damaging the roof (GRP) so the Lensun is stuck on top of it again with Sikaflex but in a way that I could remove it if required.Yes used sikaflex the first time but only in small dots, the only place I used a continuous line was along the front for obvious reasons, so once I'd got a corner up it came off quite easily
Thanks Tim - those pictures really helped... so Sikaflex isn't invincible! I definitely like the idea of flush mounting 3mm flexible panels that don't weigh much and will be invisible from ground level. I appreciate that (at least until recently) traditional "framed" panels were cheaper, but now I see no reason not to use this approach instead...
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Just noticed you said "the first time" ... what did you use instead the second time?
The Jury is still out on flexies, I wouldn't buy Baird ones I've had two fail as have loads of others, at the mo I'm trying the 100w friendly-green-giant one that was linked earlier, they have a five year warranty but I reckon you need to at least buy the latest back contact panels