Solar panels

Scroll down this page to see the range of solar panel kits that we offer. Rigging up a solar panel is really much simpler than you think. The solar panel charges a 12V battery* (protected from being overcharged by a charge controller**) during daylight hours. The power in the battery is available for use at any time to power appliances – directly if powering 12V appliances or through an inverter†† if powering 240V appliances. The system will work even in overcast weather conditions, both in summer and winter.

Power	Size	Part No	Weight	Amps /Hr	Amps /Day	Typical Usage	Charge Controller required **
5W	306x218 x25mm	STP005	1.0kg	0.32	Up to 2.24	Lighting and for preventing power drain on 12v batteries	No†
10W	397x280 x25mm	STP010	1.5kgs	0.63	Up to 4.41	Lighting, for use in caravans on 2 day trips, power tool charging, electric fence power	No†
18W	638x278 x25mm	STP018	2.2kgs	1.14	Up to 7.98	Lighting, caravans on a 4 day trip, limited (12V) TV, electric gate power, mobile phone and camera charging	Yes - 4 Ah
28W	559x407 x25mm	STP028	2.8kgs	1.61	Up to 11.27	Lighting, for use in caravans on a 7 day trip, lap top computers	Yes - 4 Ah
43W	634x535 x25mm	STP043	4.5kgs	2.71	Up to 18.97	Lighting, for use in caravans on a 14 day trip, extended (12V) TV, pond pump power	Yes - 4 Ah
60W	694x670 x35mm	STP060	6.0kgs	3.78	Up to 26.46	Lighting, caravans during long term touring, limited (240V††) TV, extended lap top computer use and alarm systems	Yes - 4 Ah
80W	1196x542 x35mm	STP080	7.8kgs	5.12	Up to 35.84	For use in the largest caravans, medium sized motorhomes/boats, extended (240V††) TV, games machines, DVD players, sky boxes	Yes - 8 Ah
120W	1365x670 x35mm	STP120	12.0kgs	7.54	Up to 52.78	For use in large caravans/boats, desk top PCs, printers, fax, and most 240V†† appliances	Yes - 8 Ah
150W	1580x857 x35mm	STP150	15.2kgs	9.44	Up to 66.08	Use in the largest motorhomes/boats, greenhouse heaters, all home office power	Yes - 12 Ah

*Battery not supplied ** Charge controller available separately † No Charge controller required so long as battery is bigger than 33Ah for the 5W panel or bigger than 70Ah for the 10W panel †† through an inverter (not supplied).

To work out what size of solar panel you need either see the table above or use our handy calculator here.