The battery goes flat on day three and the nearest power point is two hundred kilometres back down the track.
What this gear does
Two jobs, really: topping a battery bank up from a folding panel, and keeping small gear alive from a power bank. The isolators and combiner boxes are what make a fixed array safe to work on.
Which one suits you
| If you're |
Pick |
Why |
| Walking in with a phone and GPS |
A solar power bank |
Charges by USB, tops up by sun |
| Topping up a camper battery |
A folding panel |
Packs flat, sets up anywhere |
| Wiring a fixed array |
Isolator and combiner box |
Lets you kill it safely |
| Running 240V off the bank |
An off-grid hybrid inverter |
Panels charge, inverters convert |
What it won't do
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No yield promises: what a panel gives you depends on your sun, your angle and the season, not on our website.
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The built-in panel is a top-up: on a solar power bank it's the backstop, not the fast way. Plug it in when you can.
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Not a house system: this range charges batteries and small gear. It will not run a home.
What else you'll need
Solar on its own is half a system. Add a hybrid controller to manage the charge, cable, breakers and bus bars to carry it, or a wind turbine for the still, grey stretches.
Free delivery to Australia and New Zealand. Allow up to three weeks from the day you order.
