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Lex Parsimoniae
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Woburn, MA
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![]() Before shipping of course..
120w solar panel, solar module 120w Regular price: $348.00 Sale price: $216.00 Spec: * 36pcs of 156x156mm multicrystalline solar cells (made in USA) * Pmax: 120W * Vmp: 17.6V * Imp: 6.81A * Voc: 21.82V * Isc: 7.46A * Size: 58.27"x26.61"x1.97" * Weight: 28.3lbs ** Minimum Order Quantity: 2 Dang, I paid $300 each for my 125w panels! (But got free shipping). I think these (US made Cells) 120w panels might be a pretty good deal, if the shipping isn't out of sight. It looks like about $60 a panel for shipping to MA (for 4 panels).. ![]() Brings it up to about what I paid per-watt delivered. |
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Apprentice EcoRenovator
Join Date: Jul 2010
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![]() Just for grins I put in my address and it said $790 for shipping. Bwahahahaha!!
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Apprentice EcoRenovator
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![]() The cheapest per-watt shipped price I've been able to find is $1.93, but you have to buy 3000 watts worth: eBay - New & used electronics, cars, apparel, collectibles, sporting goods & more at low prices
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Journeyman EcoRenovator
Join Date: May 2009
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![]() Shipping to my house is only $780... for 50 panels. Evidently, these panels are too big for anything but palletized freight shipping.
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Lex Parsimoniae
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You should give the guy a call..?. Last edited by Xringer; 09-22-10 at 11:39 AM.. |
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Journeyman EcoRenovator
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Arab, AL
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![]() I looked into DMSolar panels. The cells for the 200W panels I looked at were of USA origin, but they ship them to China to turn them into panels. Still, it's better than one that has no USA content.
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Lex Parsimoniae
Join Date: Feb 2009
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![]() I wasn't sure where the parts were put together. I figured it might be in a cheap labor area like Mexico or China.
I like the idea of US made cells, but proper assemble is very important. Just look at the gunk under the glass on my Chinese panels.. ![]() (Imported by SOLARTECH POWER INC. and sold by ULSolar). I just hope that 'stuff' doesn't turn into some kind of panel cancer, and kill the power at an early age.. ![]() |
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Helper EcoRenovator
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Little Rock, AR
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![]() Eesh - it looks like they used an adhesive to stick the cells to the glass and it is coming undone. I wonder if it is the heat or the UV that is causing it.
Your tracker is looking really good though. |
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Helper EcoRenovator
Join Date: Jan 2010
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![]() See if you can change the shipping method to "Ground". It dropped my shipping from $780 to $60. It is only $120 to have it sent overnight by air. I live in a transshipment hub, so my costs will probably be lower than yours.
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Apprentice EcoRenovator
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: East Coast of Florida, USA
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