AIPER 100W Solar Panel

I love this solar panel. Easy to carry, easy to set up. It's a little heavier than I expected, but that goes to it's durability. It feels very solid. It comes with a lot of connectors, but I didn't need them to plug into my Rockpals battery. There are also USB ports, so you can charge your cell phone or tablet directly. The only small downside is that the voltmeter is in a very awkward position to see when in use. It's underneath and sideways to the panels. Yes, you could flip it over to check it, but then you won't get a proper reading because you just pulled it away from the sun. I basically have to really crane my neck or use a small mirror to check it.

Seems well constructed. In full sun it was doing around 55 watts output to my Oupes power station, without issue. But when attempting to charge my EcoFlow River it would ramp up to 55 watts then back to zero in a loop 55 zero 55 zero. And would eventualy just stop accepting the charge. I also have the Oupes 100 portable panel and it charges the EcoFlow without issue. When daisy chaining the Oupes panel to the Aiper panel and then to the EcoFlow it was showing 119 watts and the EF took it without issue. For some reason the eco hates this panels output controler it sees the wattage from it as unstable. I even made my own xt60 male to male charge cable with 12 gauge silicone wire thinking it would resolve the issue, it did not. All of the provided charge cables are well constructed but very short. The adapter bundle is a nice touch. Some have said that this pannel wont allow daisy chaining of other brands of panels. This was not the case for me. It took wattage from the Oupes panel without any issues. The oupes panel is rated at 100 watts @ 18 volts and is a good match, i just had to reduce the oupes 8mm plug down to the 5x2.5 mm of the Aiper input. Aiper didnt include this adaptor. If your looking for a cheep solar charger for your EF this isnt it. I was fortunate enough to find a work around but would have returned it.

You can see how thin and small this is with the comparison next to a roll of shop towels (I didn't have a banana to use for scale ;) I do a lot of camping with a lot of power needs and needed additional solar power to keep everything charged up and not drain my car battery. I've been testing it at home and so far have been able to charge all my devices (phones, iPad, Switch, laptop, electric fridge, pontoon motor boat battery etc). This panel easily charges all of them while keeping the battery topped off. I run this through a solar charger connector to make it easier for me since I already had a charger, but also added some clips to this to connect directly to a small battery. Importantly, this replaces a huge 100W solar panel I have that was the size of a small suitcase and weighed like 40 lbs. This feels like 10lbs and just slides right into any space I have in the car and has a lot of protection with the case. I'm glad I decided on this model and perfect for my needs

Update: 08/19/2022, item is still good, it is the adapter that go from original connector transfer from original to Anderson was bad. This is a stupid mistake though, the solar panel output more than average panel and yet come with cheap adapter that can ruin your reputation. I am seeking to find a better adapter somehow, I suspect the current one will break too Could be my bad luck, so I bought a second one. If it is good, I will change my review. But now that I think about it, the quality problem may be why this is the cheapest solar panel out there.

It charges my Jackery 500 power station. I chose this solar panel because it came with multiple adapters, which multiplies its device compatibility and therefore use cases. It packs surprisingly thin in its folded state.

Power output is good, much better than the folding panels I had been using. Still takes a while to recharge depleted solar generator.

I returned mine after talking with Aiper. The model on Amazon cannot be 'chained" with another compatible panel so that the charging current output is increased. The Aiper site has the same 100 w panel, but it can be chained for faster charging of batteries. (Chained panels need to have the same DC output voltage.)

Good quality, well made. And works as it should. A+++++