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#1 maxcustody

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Posted 18 November 2018 - 05:46 PM

A couple of weeks ago I was having issues with my Zamp flexible 100 watt panels...........I had 2 of them. For some reason the Charge controller was not showing any juice coming from the panels. I contacted Zamp and they walked me thru some trouble shooting, short story, I had zero volts to either panel, both panels DIED. I have no idea how, they were only 15 months old. Zamp warranties the Flex panels for 5 years so no big deal right.........

 

Well I understand why,  but I would have to first remove the old panels, send to Zamp, they would test and then send me replacement panels. I could not go to Hallmark, have them remove the panels and wait weeks to get new ones back. So I bought new ones upfront and then they will send replacements after they receive my old ones.

 

I made an appointment at Hallmark, and ordered new panels thru a dealer in Grand Junction, Colorado. I was going right thru there, so I picked them up on my way to Fort Lupton. Also, I figured I would get larger and hard panels. I ended up buying (2) 170 watt panels which would give me plenty of power...........140 more than I currently had. Bill and Matt took care of me and I am very happy with how it came out. They fabricated a system to use my tracks which I had previously installed by them. I think it looks great and now I have plenty of Solar for my Back-county trips............ 

 

As stated, I will send the old panels back and they will replace them with 115 watt hard panels. Not sure yet if I will sell them to recoup the cash I put out or keep one panel and possibly mount on my Tacoma...........

 

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#2 DrJ

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Posted 21 November 2018 - 05:01 PM

I like your solar set-up. The hard panels make a lot of sense on a hallmark when you don't worry about the roof weight at all.

 

I've got two zamp panels that were your previous type and when/if they fail - I'd like to replace them the same way with hard panels.

 

Thanks for posting!


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Posted 22 November 2018 - 12:09 AM

I like your solar set-up. The hard panels make a lot of sense on a hallmark when you don't worry about the roof weight at all.

 

I've got two zamp panels that were your previous type and when/if they fail - I'd like to replace them the same way with hard panels.

 

Thanks for posting!

 

 

Thank you. Extra bonus with the hard panels is they have a 25 year warranty..............


Edited by maxcustody, 22 November 2018 - 12:09 AM.

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