Update on the 200W Yuma CIGS Flexible Solar Panel from BougeRV

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Update on the 200W Yuma CIGS Flexible Solar Panel from BougeRV

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10 ай бұрын

Here is an update on the Yuma CIGS Panel after using it for the last few months while boating. Overall, I give it a thumbs up. The power harvest is pretty decent. I like how light and flexible it is so easy to deploy on various areas of the boat using bungee cords and tie-downs. I can roll it up and stow it in a locker when not in use.
I added some cloth blanket material to the backside with snaps and Gorilla tape. This helps it not slide so easily and protects mt bimini Sunbrella material from the panel edges. In the video, I show the panel hung over my boat's flybridge brow and do a power wattage test. The average charge power to the batteries was around 160 watts. Not bad, given that it's now September 30th, so the sun angle has dropped down.
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@litnoregrets7551 9 ай бұрын

Nice video. You mentioned some big pluses of this panel. However, there are a ton of additional features that come from the panel using CIGS technology. This is why this panel is so expensive. For example, this panel is extremely durable. One YTer shot six holes in his and it barely changed output. I have found that mine does a lot better when hot than others. They are also supposed to be extremely good with partial shading. I love mine and wish I had two. Thanks for a great video.

@LoveYourRV 9 ай бұрын

Thanks. :) I'm not sure about the coating on them. Feels a little soft to me, and I was able to scratch it a bit. I wonder how well it would do in a sandstorm or weather over a few years. It may get hazy or crack like other flexible panel coatings. Time will tell. Cheers, Ray

@litnoregrets7551 9 ай бұрын

@@LoveYourRV CIGS is comparable to the traditional mono crystalline, in that they are the technology. It is not a coating. It is the fundamental way the panel works. If you bend a mono flexible solar panel too much, you hearing cracking noises as the panel basically breaks. Yours should not do so. It is a great technology, just a bit new, so a lot more expensive. Thanks again.

@LoveYourRV 9 ай бұрын

I've been disappointed by thin panel marketing hype in the past, so will wait and see how it holds up. Overall it performs better than any thin panel I've tested, and I love how it can roll up, but only time can tell us how it will last. I can feel a kind of rubbery clear coating as the very top layer and have scratches in it already when it fell off the boat bimini when a gust of wind caught it.

@litnoregrets7551 9 ай бұрын

@@LoveYourRV I totally hear you. If interested, search for “hobo cigs” and watch his review on your panel. He shoots it, scratches it, runs over it, and more. But I agree, time will tell. Btw, I do not work for or Orem in anyway associated with the maker. Have a great week.

@herb7877 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for the review... I have a couple glass panels + a couple of Flex panels. I "think" the glass ones do put out a little bit more power but I really like the size & weight of the Flex panels when it comes to transporting them and setting up since I "chase the sun". At the moment I do not have an application for this product, but who knows in the future? Just like RV's there is are applications for different sorts of products. Its not a one size fits all kinda thing.

@worldcomicsreview354 5 ай бұрын

Use these when the flex panels break!

@timf6916 10 ай бұрын

Just beautiful scenery. Nice views

@jessiejustus2695 9 ай бұрын

I just started a little battery bank on my motorhome but am working on adding some solar. I have no idea what i am doing and this is alll new to me. I thank yoy for the review i am always learning!

@worldcomicsreview354 5 ай бұрын

I beleive you aren't meant to roll them with the solar "inside"! That might do some damage

@LoveYourRV 5 ай бұрын

OK, thanks for the heads up I must have missed that, I figured inside would protect it more from scratching when moving and storing. I guess I saw it rolled both ways in some of their pictures and figured it was OK. www.bougerv.com/cdn/shop/products/amndc-57eon_1800x1800.jpg So far, it hasn't seemed to hurt it but maybe I've rolled it loose enough. Cheers, Ray

@tommackay7433 10 ай бұрын

A couple of months doesn’t mean much in terms of durability.

@LoveYourRV 10 ай бұрын

I've been treating it like crap to see if it would break Normally it would be a fixed install

@neilrankin9945 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Ray! I’m thinking long term durability would be an issue with the rollup solar panel which would offset ROI vs conventional rigid solar panels. Hopefully you will do a one year review. Thanks

@LoveYourRV 10 ай бұрын

Definitely rigid panels are the way to go if you can but on many boats and some RVs these days they are hard to find a place to attach. If I wanted large rigids on the boat that would mean a very expensive frame or hardtop roof to buy. Folding panels work well but suffer from wire breaks between the panels over time I find.