One of my big house projects was to add this solar panel: Go-Power 120 watt portable panel with built in controller.
It is working really well and supplying all the power we need for lights, changing iPads, phones; running WeBoost, TV, satellite TV etc. Will still run generator for microwave and A/C. Glad I got the 30 foot extension cable we have had to use it here and at Yellowstone.
It does have several weak points:
There is no way of locking it up so it doesn’t walk away, I drilled holes in the frame to attach a lock and cable. At home I had set it up to make sure it worked and set the controller to flooded batteries. I thought the handle was held on with rivets like the closing clasps but I was wrong, the handle is screwed on. I was going to hook the lock to the handle.
The panels fold in half for storage however the locking clasps are just a half a step above worthless. I will keep my eye out for replacements.
The controller is on the under side of the panel with a nice hinge so it will tip out and it can be read. The controller is held up against the the panels for storage and to keep it out of the rain with Velcro. The problem is the quality of the glue on the Velcro. It works just fine until the panel is set out in the sun, for some reason the panel gets hot and the glue releases from the panel and controller. Richard gave me some good double back tape to retape the Velcro. This tape works fine on the back of the panel but releases from the Velcro. When we get to the big house I will use JB Weld to glue the Velcro to the double back tape, I did this with the strap I put on the generator door to keep it from vibrating open.