Review: Bluetti Folding 350W Solar Panel vs 400W of glass panels. Wins in sun and shade 

I'd turn around that explanation at 6:00. The panel wattage is irrelevant as far as a power station is concerned. The power station ONLY cares about the open-circuit and operating voltage of the topology connected to it. The power station will limit the ingress current (typically to around 8A) so over-paneling works fine as long as the voltages are compatible. There are workarounds if the panel voltage is too high and you really want to make it work with a particular power station. You can use a DC-to-DC converter to drop the voltage (just make sure it can handle the amps the power station accepts... usually 8 amps). My personal favorite (albeit somewhat more expensive than a cheap amazon DC-to-DC buck converter) is to use a Victron 75/15 or 100/20 charge controller to drop the voltage. That way I can program the output voltage to be precisely 1V below the maximum voltage the power station will accept, allowing it to accept the maximum possible watts under a very wide set of operating conditions. Gotta love that 🙂

Zamp Solar Legacy Series 230-Watt Portable Solar Panel Kit with Integrated Charge Controller and Carrying Case that I have now that is a real" beast" a little over 40Lbs. I camp where coastal breez is a freak of nature sometimes blowing 20-30mph. The Bluetti panels look like anything over 10mph is a knock over. Yes it needs a tie down or something. Wind is a big influence on a purchase.🌬

Hi there. I enjoyed your video. I wondered when you talked about having trouble holding the solar panel in place maybe buy a couple 6’ 1/2 inch plastic water pipe you can run on the backside of the panel through the handles and drill a couple small holes where each handle is and run a line through the holes around each handle to keep it in place? I have the same panel, but missing the boat and I love the panel. Super nice design. Curious to know what you do to make it work. Maybe just running a small rubber band only under and over the ends of the solar panel will help keep them down regarding wind. Now you got me thinking and figuring out a good idea. I’ll look at mine for reference and maybe make something simple and durable to keep your panel on your boat. Happy Holidays

I have a PV350. It is a beast for sure. Performs great when it is cloudy.

I use a free app for Android that uses your location to tell you the proper angle for panels. This time of the year for me it's around 20 degrees. Also good to know when solar noon actually is so you can see when the panel should be outputting maximum wattage. Here in Michigan today solar noon was 1:35pm.

is it fine to install 2 200w panel even the open circuit is not 46.5 or above?

What are the specs for your glass panels to your bluetti so I know what I get is compatible? Great video. Thank you for this

Nice video, thank you! I was wondering about water and hard rains. I am looking to build a WFA boondocking rig where I need to deploy solar in all weather, even on a rainy day you can collect something:) I have heard that the Bluetti is not 100% waterproof and should not be left out in the rain. The glass panels I have on my rig hold up in all weather. Any idea how the Bluetti hold up in a hard rain?

Love your real life example failures...all of them i have experienced 😂 live & learn

Will PV350 work on EB3A BLUETTI as long as like we fold one or two panels or somehow lower the input below 200W?

how do i connect my bluetti 350w solar panel to my jackery 1500?

Currently about $840 Bluetti vs $600 Renogy 2x200. Good comparison, but that's an investment decision for sure.

The glass panels probably don't produce as much wired in series in shading because there are two sets in series and reduced too much by not having enough bypass diodes. Some panels have like 3 diodes and some only have two...or one. Likely yours have two. The folding panel likely has bypass diodes as well, but is all one panel and likely has more diodes so the voltage stays higher. Good luck on the transmission, but it sounds like you might have a bent shaft, or a misaligned engine.....This creates extra friction in the tube or cutlass bearing. The plates likely eat themselves because they never full engage due to a misalignment/bent shaft...maybe too big a prop/wrong pitch for the transmission reduction value. I would suggest a Sigma Drive or flexible shaft coupling to reduce the possibility or future events. The sigma drive is probably $600ish US but is the better product that can handle more deflection...a rubbery one is usually less than $200ish US but the deflection values are much less...SV Prisim did a good review of the Sigma drive.

I know these panels very well. very well because I'm on my 4th one. three have failed. So what do you think of that? You know the hilarious thing about it took me months back and back and forth emailing with him. there warranty them. Ohh no..

The pv420 has 4 tie down points at the bottom and 4 at the top...

Not a direct link to the product

Don't leave it in the rain

What the hell does your PTSD have to do with your transmission failure?