Battle Born Elite 120W 12V Rigid Solar Panel

Name: Battle Born Elite 120W 12V Rigid Solar Panel
SKU: BBPV-12-120

Versus

A 120 W, 12 V rigid glass panel in 42.13 x 22.83 in and 15.65 lb, with ShadeGuard anti-shading, a 10-year product warranty and a 25-year output warranty.

$140

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SKU: BBPV-12-120

Usability

3.3 out of 10

Capacity2120 W rated, on the 120 to 149 W rung

Electrical: 19.08 V and 6.30 A at Pmax, 22.35 V open circuit

Efficiency2120 W over 0.62 m² computes 19.3 percent, on the 18.0 to 19.9 percent rung

Conflict: data sheet and store print 23 percent module efficiency

Operating Range1Pmax coefficient of -0.5 percent per °C, below the -0.40 bottom rung

Temperature: runs from -40 to 185 °F; NOCT 47 °C

Lifespan725-year linear output warranty to 80.68 percent, on the 25 years to 80 percent rung

Schedule: 97 percent in year one, falling 0.68 points a year

Features1No IP rating, bypass-diode count or connector type published

Build: 5,400 Pa snow and 2,400 Pa wind load, salt-mist rated

Verification2no UL 61730 claim or record; not on the CEC module list

Data sheet: no certification or maker named
Other directories: Intertek, UL Product iQ, LabTest no record
Other directories: CEC PV module list not listed

Warranty & Support810-year product warranty on workmanship, no proration stated

Price

List: $139.99 at battlebornbatteries.com

Summary

Long warranties, but 19.3 percent by area

What it is: a 120 W, 12 V rigid glass panel with ShadeGuard anti-shading for small RV, marine and off-grid roofs
The trade-off: long product and output warranties, but 19.3 percent by area against the 23 percent printed, and a steep heat loss
Not checked: junction-box IP rating, bypass diodes, cable length and connector type are not published
Look elsewhere for: more watts per square foot or steadier output in hot sun

Strengths

Compact size for a tight roof
Long workmanship warranty
Linear output warranty for the long term
Tempered glass on an aluminum frame
Rated for heavy snow and wind loads

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Drawbacks

Module efficiency well under the printed figure
Loses output quickly as it heats
Junction boxdiodes and connectors unpublished
No independent reviews yet

Social score

4.5 out of 10

RedditBrand-level3 out of 10

Overall: Reddit threads on Battle Born since December 2025 are mostly negative and centre on the 100Ah battery's positive terminal
Terminal: r/overlanding and r/sailing posts relayed Will Prowse's videos of the 100Ah positive terminal overheating under load (December 2025); Prowse is sued by Dragonfly and is not independent
Response: an r/batteries post quoted Battle Born calling the terminal's aluminum nut a purpose-built thermal failsafe, and owners there called it a design flaw (December 2025)
Suit: r/SolarDIY and r/RVLiving threads on Dragonfly's trade libel suit against Prowse ran largely critical of the brand (June 2026)

GoogleBrand-level4 out of 10

Overall: RV and boat forum owners have turned wary of the 100Ah battery since December 2025, with some long-time owners reporting no trouble
Removed: on Airstream Forums an owner of two 270Ah batteries bought in 2024 took them out of service after the terminal reports (February 2026)
No trouble: another Airstream Forums owner noted Airstream has offered Battle Born for years with few failure reports on the forum (June 2026)
Warranty: Forest River Forums owners objected to paying shipping and possible labor charges on warranty claims (January 2026)
Capacity: a Trawler Forum owner of twelve 24V 50Ah batteries saw about 20 percent capacity loss, and testing found 3 of 12 at end of life (February 2026)
RVelectricity: Mike Sokol, an independent RV electrical safety instructor, ran about 100 full cycles on a new 100Ah at 50 to 70 A without terminal overheating (May 2026)
Disclosure: Sokol also interviewed Dragonfly's CEO for RVBusiness, and does not say how he obtained the battery

YouTubeBrand-level3 out of 10

Will Prowse: tore down Battle Born 100Ah batteries and filmed the positive terminal overheating, then a new unit he bought melting after about 30 cycles (December 2025 to early 2026)
Ties: Dragonfly sued him for trade libel in June 2026 and alleges he earned over $200,000 in Battle Born affiliate fees until October 2025, so his videos are not independent in either direction
Earlier: his teardown of the same 100Ah design about six years before had praised it

AmazonBrand-level8 out of 10

Listing: Amazon.com sells Battle Born's 100Ah 12V battery (B06XX197GJ), a file shared by the standard and GC2 cases, rated 4.6 from 831 ratings (October 2026)
Split: 84 percent five-star against 7 percent one-star
Reviews: the top reviews, dated 2018 to 2024, praise a free warranty replacement and the terminal posts; the 270Ah listing returns a 404

User reviewsNot scored

The retailer pool is blank: no US retailer listing of a Battle Born product shows ten native product reviews.

Trustpilot

Trustpilot rates battlebornbatteries.com 2.8 from 3 reviews on an unclaimed page with no invited reviews, two of them one-star and the latest from May 2025 (October 2026).

Track record

The BBB rates Dragonfly Energy, which lists Battle Born Batteries as an alternate name, F on 4 complaints in three years, not accredited (October 2026).
No CPSC or Health Canada recall names Battle Born or Dragonfly Energy, searched in October 2026.
In June 2026 Dragonfly Energy filed a trade libel suit in Nevada against reviewer Will Prowse over his Battle Born videos; it was unresolved in October 2026.
A consumer class action against Dragonfly Energy was moved to federal court in California in April 2026, unresolved in October 2026.

Not countedExcluded

Not counted in any pool: battlebornbatteries.com's own reviews and AI review summary, and the Battle Born and Dragonfly Energy YouTube channels and Facebook groups.
Also not counted: Battle Born staff posts, any brand-run subreddit, dealer and installer pages, and ambassador and affiliate programmes such as Explorist.life.

Summary

Brand-level

2.8 on Trustpilot, an F from the BBB, No recalls

Specs

CapacityNot applicable
AC OutputNot applicable
System VoltageNot applicable
Panel Power100-149 W
Charge CurrentNot applicable
Safety ListingNone verifiable
Low-Temp ChargingNot applicable
Warranty10 Years
MonitoringNot applicable
Weight15.7 lb

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Not published by the maker: cell type.

At a glance

42.13 x 22.83 x 1.38 in
33 cells, 3 x 11
1,000 V max system voltage
NOCT 47 °C

Company

Battle Born Batteries is the brand of Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp. of Reno, Nevada (Nasdaq: DFLI), a company founded in 2012.
Dragonfly Energy acquired the Dakota Lithium brand's assets in July 2026 and runs that brand separately from Battle Born.

Where it sells

It sells with a cart at battlebornbatteries.com, through dealers and installers on its dealer locator, and on Amazon US, where Amazon.com sells its 100Ah battery.

Description

The Battle Born Elite 120W 12V Rigid Solar Panel, model BBPV-12-120, is a 120 W rigid panel of 33 monocrystalline cells in a 3 x 11 layout with Battle Born's ShadeGuard anti-shading design.

Its data sheet rates it 19.08 V and 6.30 A at maximum power, 22.35 V open-circuit and 6.70 A short-circuit, with a power tolerance of plus or minus 5 percent and a 1,000 V DC maximum system voltage. It measures 42.13 x 22.83 x 1.38 in and weighs 15.65 lb, with low-iron tempered glass on an anodized aluminum frame.

The data sheet rates it for 5,400 Pa snow load and 2,400 Pa wind load with salt-mist resistance, and for operation from -40 to 185 °F. Battle Born gives it a 10-year product warranty and a 25-year linear performance warranty to 80.68 percent of rated output.

No mounting brackets or cables are listed with it; the store sells Z brackets, MC4 fuses and extension cables separately.

Researched and edited by Michael Ambrose · Unbroken Ads LLC · How we score