TOPSOLAR30W 12V Solar Panel Trickle Charger Battery
TOPSOLAR30W 12V Solar Panel Trickle Charger Battery Maintainer Kit Monocrystalline with 10A Solar Charge Controller for RV Marine Boat Off Grid System
| Weight: | 2.95 kg |
| Size: | 30W |
| Dimensions: | 75 x 40 x 2 cm; 2.95 Kilograms |
| Model: | T05M30C10W-1 |
| Part: | T05M30C10W-1 |
| Batteries Required: | No |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Manufacture: | Topsolar |
| Dimensions: | 75 x 40 x 2 cm; 2.95 Kilograms |
| Size: | 30W |
So far so good, but not had time to see how good or useful it will be.
We are using it to power our heater in motor home
Easy to install as long as you wire it up right sort’s itself ou
Fitted to roof of van keeps leisure battery topped up and 2 usb ports
Brought for my boat and installed to the roof, only issue is that there was no brackets to mount the solar panel, but saying that I had fixed in place by siliconing around the sides to the roof and it’s solid. This keeps my leisure battery charged so I have peace of mind knowing my belge pump has always go power.
Brilliant product for the price!
Great kit and works as should, used to power lights etc in shed. USB used to charge bike lights
I purchased this lit to keep my Ford Focus battery from going flat when the car isn’t being used for several days. So far this kit is doing its job and charging the battery even on cloudy days. I have the solar panel on my front dash and its seems to have no problems getting enough light to enable a charge to the battery. I did have to rig up some quick disconnects to the supplied cables and run them past the door seals and through a gap to the engine bay, and so avoid drilling holes. This works for me and so far no water ingress during rain, so I will keep things like this for now. The only part of the kit I can complain about is the solar charger LCD display as its impossible to read outdoors during daytime, even when shaded from direct sun.
This unit is very well made. I found the Customer Service Department excellant in sorting out a problem I had and got the unit up and running perfectly in days. All components are extreemly well made and the unit was very easy to get up and running with just 4 connections these being from the Solar panel and the battery it was charging.
Bought this a few years ago, I use it in my garage as its not on mains supply. It keeps the main battery topped up for the led lights and 3 bikes on trickle charge.easy to use, fit it and forget about it.
Great item, used in conjunction with a leisure battery to power the shed.
I have bought this product before and the work a trea
We bought this to charge our ride on mower and it does this very well. The unit had a fault after a year and topsolar replaced with no fuss.
Fitted the solar panel to my mazda bongo and is working really well.
Easy to use straight from the box works even in cloudy weather very happy with i
Bought it to charge a boat battery works spot on and easy to wire up dose the job small trickle charge to keep the battery well
Easy to set up. Works a charm in UK light. I did use an MPPT upgraded controller with Bluetooth as these seem to be the most important part of the system. (Victron smart solar)
Rests nicely on caravan skirt and just flat out works charging my 110ah caravan battery each day. I’ll be buying another to run my shed at home now.
A gift – but no complaints so far from recipient!
I did ask and they said it was working well
I have just finnish building a shed in the back garden. I wanted to have somsort of lighting but not too complicated. So i thought solar power.I had a car battery surpus to requirements great .So ordered all the kit. Then came the fun bit fitting it out.Well it works a treat a good project.Well pleased.
Connected controller’s load terminals to 12v timer and timer to 50W water pump.
Pump only runs for about 30 minutes a day, but battery has always been kept topped up.
Purchased this as it would fit in the sky light of out caravan. Was unsure if it had the power to top up our battery but on the last 2 days no sun and the battery is already gaining power back ready to use the mover on our next outing.
Used on my cruiser to keep the engine battery charged when the boat is not in use.
It looks a pretty decent bit of kit but due to the weather I am unable to test it properly, I’m rather disappointed that it doesn’t come with a mounting bracket for the solar panel even though there is a picture of one in the instruction manual.
Works like a charm. Have it on the roof of the dumper with the controller under the roof. The cables did break at one stage but we are down by the sea and it is out in the open 365 days a year. Before fitting this we were always jump starting the dumper as we don’t use it that often. Now it starts every time on the button.
This was used for a weekend of camping and while good for keeping phones charged it couldn’t run a cooler box fridge for long.
Purchased to recharge batteries for lighting in my garden man cave. Works well, even charging on days when sun isn’t bright although understanday takes longer to charge the battery. The only thing I’d change is the length of the lead from the solar panel, should be a lot longer, but its easy enough to replace or extend.
Panel and wiring supplied great. As others have said the installation booklet for the controller needs a better translation from Chinese. I just connected it and hopefully the factory settings will be OK. Fingers crossed.
It would be 5 stars if it had connectors so you can just plug it in and unplug when you don’t need it. Like this, with just wires to screw in and out every time, especially when you have to follow the instructions, battery first then solar panel than load than opposite when you want to disassemble… Not practical at all, since is not something you will mount and leave it stationary. Otherwise, tried it and its working fine even if its cloudy, gives out 12.6V. One more thing, on PWM it is written MUNE instead of MENU
This item arrived early, was very well packed and resourced. The instructions were good and clear. Just be clear which model you are buying and whether it contains brackets etc. But what more could I ask for?
Very easy to set up. I now have lighting in my garden shed with additional inverter and battery. Saved me running electricity out to the shed. No hanging bracket included though.
My particular set up is for charging a 100AH 12V battery in a shed for LED lighting.
Even on overcast days the voltage is >= 13.2 volts. In direct sunlight the voltage reading is 14.7V when charging the battery.
A good buy at the price.
generator.
Thank for speedy delivery of an excellent product, value for money as nothing other then adhesive to buy.
Purchased to replace a smaller 10 watt unit that had packed up which I used to keep the battery topped up on my motorcycle that is kept in a unit without any power supply. I set the system up and connected a 110 ah leisure battery to the controller to take the power from the solar panel and then wired a link with a suitable connector to match the Oxford Optimiser type plug, already on the bike. No more flat battery on the bike, it now starts first push of the button. I put the leisure battery in place for adding a pure sine inverter at a later date.
Very pleased with my purchase
I use this to keep an old sports car ‘topped up’ as it’s in a garage with no mains. It’s doing a great job so far, despite some trees around the location.
The unit is easy to set up, good instructions, some neat features on the controller.
I would have preferred longer leads from the solar panel itself, not sure if extending them is an option (voltage drop?) but I’d imagine decent quality DC wiring would work.
Does what it says on the box only point I have got could have used push on connectors instead of screw in terminals easy though to adap
Disappointed as was scratched and tatty box and packaging been open before the item was looking used but tried it and it works ok needed it urgently or would have returned for a new one .
Previously used a 10w solar panel to try and prevent car battery going flat but still had starting issues due to the battery power being too low.
So decided to upgrade to a more powerful solar panel, this one has a power controller which can be fixed in a permanent position, i haven’t done but its necessary to place it in a position with air to keep it cool ,which is easy and so far no further battery or starting issues, so i’m happy with my purchase and can recommend.
Easy to install, just four wires into and out of the controller, seems to work very well, using it to recharge a leisure battery and charge USB devices in a small off grid stables, so far so good, very well packaged as well
In lockdown times I’m using this to keep my car battery ticking over. Very happy with it. In this instance need an expert to install but if using for something more basic then an easy set up
Used without the supplied regulator as the panel powers a 6V dc aeration pump during daylight hours via a simple drop down regulator and a large capacity electrolytic to enable regulator to cope with momentary drop in supply. I’m sure that the supplied regulator/charger would cope with charging an appropriate 12v battery and power a 12v dc device throughout most of the year, depending on the load that is.
Cool little bit of kit lets me check battery charge & alternator output regularly during the colder months and keeps the battery charged when I’m not using the car much
After initial problem, replacement panel received and all seems to be working well.
Thanks (Wouldn’t maintain battery charge unless battery was wired into the light connections on the controller ..even then only worked for a month before it packed in totally and wouldn’t give any current out.)
Nice size panel for my application which is a summerhouse lighting set up. Controller does its job but the instructions could be better writte
Panel arrived quickly. Very easy to set up, I am using it to keep a battery
topped up as the car is not in use. Started charging straight away.
Thanks to everyone who answered my question,
I have left battery in the car connected.
Very happy.
Great little kit got for Allotment and since installed had more orders for it of other allotment holders to get them some power gets the lights on and chargers. Definitely recommend and will be ordering more. Solar panels are good ive now decided on getting a bigger one not got yet but the panel with this is still great just want to go bigger.
There are two main problems with the descriptions found on other products. First, you have to understand that the voltage coming off a solar panel varies. If you’re using it to charge a battery, you need the voltage to be correct and therefore you NEED a regulating controller. This has one – a very common one – and it works just fine. If you don’t have a controller, don’t use it for charging a battery whatever it says in the advert.
Secondly, the claimed power output of some of the panels breaks a few fundamental laws of physics. This one says it’s 10W, and it is 10W.
I will probably write up the maths in my blog, but basically size matters. A 50W panel would have to be five times the size of this 10W panel, and if it’s not, someone’s telling porkies. There’s no way around this – the efficiency doesn’t vary that much and there’s no magic way to get high current from a small panel.
A 10W panel like this will give you up to an amp to charge a car or leisure battery. That’s a good maintenance charge. And this set is good value.
You’ll find instructions for the controller on the web. As I mentioned, it’s a very common model – safety in numbers. All you really need to do is connect the wires (supplied) to the panel, battery and whatever you’re powering (i.e. six wires) and it gets on with it. There’s a display to show you what’s going on once you’ve figured it out, and various display modes, but you really only want to know whether its charging or not, and that’s the default.
I’ve given the product three stars, because solar panels require some knowledge of electricity to set up. You’ll need screwdriver. It took me five minutes to get it working.
Nice set of items but they need an instruction sheet to correctly configure the controller.
Did as described kept my leisure battery charged whilst canping for 3 days .Trickle charged battery without total sunshine. .
I’ve been running a Raspberry Pi on this since I got it. The only complaint might be that it should have come a third battery cable with spade terminals as that is probably the most common type of battery connection you’d use for this. But that’s trivially remedied.
The solar regulator allows me to check battery status on arrival at boat and the solar panel has kept the battery in tip top condition. USB works perfectly on navionics and phone.
All very easy to fit and appears to be weatherproof after several months. Recommend.