Xantrex panels in some 2023 320 models, not Sunflare?

pthomas745
pthomas745 Administrator, Moderator Posts: 4,593
Owners of a 2023 320 showed a solar panel that has grommets in the corners of their panels.  The corner edges of the panels, under the grommets, are showing signs of detaching from the trailer, since there does not appear to be any adhesive near that edge:

The build date on this 320 was 12/22.
Another owner commented that their 2023 320 did not have grommets on the corners. Their build date was 10/22.
So, it appears NuCamp changed from the Sunflare brand somewhere last fall.

The "grommet" panel appears to be this one, according to the owner's paperwork:

It might be that NuCamp subbed in the Xantrex panels due to supply issues, so if anyone with a 2023 build date later than 12/22 could take a look, it might be interesting to know about.
It would also be nice to know if the 400, which has a larger panel, has also changed to the Xantrex.


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Comments

  • elbolillo
    elbolillo Member Posts: 562
    total crap in my opinion. They shouldn’t be installing panels with grommets.

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  • pthomas745
    pthomas745 Administrator, Moderator Posts: 4,593
    Another FB owner today asked the same question for a 2023  320, and NuCamp responded with a Sunflare panel:
    Sunflare Flex54-162W solar panel.
    So, the Xantrex may have been a very short term solution.




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  • sportcoupe
    sportcoupe Member Posts: 30
    Another FB owner today asked the same question for a 2023  320, and NuCamp responded with a Sunflare panel:
    Sunflare Flex54-162W solar panel.
    So, the Xantrex may have been a very short term solution.




    That was me. I then found the spec sheet for the Flex54-162W and it matched my panel exactly.
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  • rfuss928
    rfuss928 Member Posts: 1,181
    This is the spec sheet for the Flex54-162W that NuCamp installed on my UT this past August.