kathyh-SUN
Senior Member
I bought the ADH-PM68 Power Mat Kit from Energy Del Sol in June of this year. We can't be more satisfied. The Kit included a 68Watt flex mat that is mounted on the roof. You lay it out, peel off some paper and stick it on the roof. There is a rubber self-sealing frame that also gets attached. The kit also includes a SunForce 12V 10A battery charger and 16 ft of 12AWG wire.
The mat itself was fairly easy to install. Most of my time was spent figuring out where I wanted the control unit and how to run the wires to the control unit and batteries.
We have a 26 ft Sunline Travel Trailer. I have two 6V golf batteries on my trailer. I have installed LED lights for our main reading lights over the dining table and over our bed.
In the past, even with our modest electrical usage, our battery would be below 11V after 4 days.
We just spent two weeks camping in the Boston area. We spent 9 straight days camping where there were no electrical hook ups. We camped at a park called Harold Parker State Forest. It is a nice park where the sites are in among a pine tree forest. We like to camp in the trees. So I was worried about how well the Power Mat would work for nine days in the shade. We took along a gas generator just in case.
The first 4 days of our trip in rained almost all day, every day. While during the day, we did some touring around, we spent the late afternoon and all evening in our trailer. Not much fun sitting out in the rain. So we ate, read and played cards in our trailer a lot over those 4 days. We also listened to our CD player. We do not have an inverter, so we did not run major appliance, like microwave or TV; just lights, water pump, fans and CD player. Even though the refrigerator was on propane, it still uses some electric. Also our propane alarm uses electric.
During the 4 days of rain, unless it was as dark as night, the Power Mat continued to charge my batteries. WOW !! In the shade, cloudy, rainy and it still charged the battery.
Over the whole 9 days the battery remained between 12V and 13V. It never went below 12V and we never had a problem. Fantastic. We never had to use the gas generator.
Our goal is to start camping for longer trips, 2 to 3 months at a time. We like state parks and national forests, most of which do not have electrical hookups. And we like camping in among the trees. That is what camping is to us. With the Power Mat installed, we can now feel comfortable taking these trips without worrying about our battery going dead. We can now leave our gas generator behind and lighten our load.
The Power Mat does everything advertised. It is light weight, easy to install, works in shade, works on cloudy days, works on rainy days, and works in the sun.
Thank your for such a good product and one that actually does what it advertises to do.
If anyone wants more details, just let me know.
For pricing and info on the internet, do a google on Flex Power Mat. It really works.
