Renogy 100W Flexible Panel vs Rich Solar MEGA 100 FLEX Panel

• Warranty & SupportRenogy 100W Flexible Panel: 6 (higher)Rich Solar MEGA 100 FLEX Panel: 1

  Renogy 100W Flexible Panel: 5 Years · Rich Solar MEGA 100 FLEX Panel: 1 Year.

  Renogy 100W Flexible Panel

  • 5 years on material and workmanship

  Rich Solar MEGA 100 FLEX Panel

  • 1 year of material and workmanship cover, not prorated
  • Scope: Rich Solar's FAQ also gives lightweight flexible panels 1 year
• Operating RangeRenogy 100W Flexible Panel: 3Rich Solar MEGA 100 FLEX Panel: 5 (higher)

  Renogy 100W Flexible Panel

  • Temperature coefficient of Pmax -0.38 percent per degree C

  Rich Solar MEGA 100 FLEX Panel

  • -0.35 percent per °C temperature coefficient of Pmax
  • Loads: rated 5,400 Pa snow and 2,400 Pa wind; -40 to 185 °F
• LifespanRenogy 100W Flexible Panel: 3 (higher)Rich Solar MEGA 100 FLEX Panel: 1

  Renogy 100W Flexible Panel

  • Product page and warranty PDF cover output at 90 percent for 5 years
  • Shorter: Renogy's rigid panels carry 25 years

  Rich Solar MEGA 100 FLEX Panel

  • No power-output warranty published; flexible panels capped at 5

Same score

• CapacityRenogy 100W Flexible Panel: 1Rich Solar MEGA 100 FLEX Panel: 1

  Renogy 100W Flexible Panel

  • 100 W, the bottom rung of the flexible-panel ladder

  Rich Solar MEGA 100 FLEX Panel

  • 100 W rated, on the 100 to 119 W rung for flexible panels
  • Electrical: 17.1 V and 5.85 A at Pmax, 20.4 V Voc, 6.13 A Isc
  • Tolerance: 0 to +5 W positive power tolerance
• EfficiencyRenogy 100W Flexible Panel: 1Rich Solar MEGA 100 FLEX Panel: 1

  Renogy 100W Flexible Panel

  • 100 W from 1.093 by 0.582 m works out to 15.7 percent

  Rich Solar MEGA 100 FLEX Panel

  • 17.0 percent module efficiency from 1468 x 400 mm; 22.8 percent is the cell figure
  • Spec sheet: Rich Solar's own sheet also prints 17 percent module efficiency
• FeaturesRenogy 100W Flexible Panel: 3Rich Solar MEGA 100 FLEX Panel: 3

  Renogy 100W Flexible Panel

  • IP67 junction box earns 2 of 8 points
  • Missing: no ETFE front, station adapters or split-cell layout published
  • Bending: up to 240 degrees, by Renogy's page

  Rich Solar MEGA 100 FLEX Panel

  • IP68 junction box and MC4 leads; no front sheet, diodes or adapters stated
  • Cells: 30 monocrystalline ten-busbar cells, 182 x 91 mm
  • Mounting: pre-drilled holes and adhesive backing
• VerificationRenogy 100W Flexible Panel: 2Rich Solar MEGA 100 FLEX Panel: 2

  Renogy 100W Flexible Panel

  • No certifier directory lists this model
  • Missing: no certification standard named on the product page or datasheet

  Rich Solar MEGA 100 FLEX Panel

  • No listing for RS-F100B in any directory; page claims none
  • Claim: page names no safety standard

Not scored for either

• ValueRenogy 100W Flexible Panel: —not scoredRich Solar MEGA 100 FLEX Panel: —not scored

• RedditRenogy 100W Flexible Panel: 6 (higher)Rich Solar MEGA 100 FLEX Panel: 4

  The Renogy 100W Flexible Panel reading covers its product line; the Rich Solar MEGA 100 FLEX Panel reading covers the whole brand.

  Renogy 100W Flexible Panel

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  • Few reports: owner reports on Reddit about Renogy's flexible panels are few
  • Durable: one r/SolarDIY owner said flexible Renogy panels trimmed to fit a van roof still worked after about 2 years (January 2025)

  Rich Solar MEGA 100 FLEX Panel

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  • Scope: few Reddit threads name Rich Solar, and those found are complaints
  • Battery: an r/SolarDIY owner's new ALPHA 5 read 6.7 V instead of 48 V, and Rich Solar's technician had not returned his call after two days (August 2023)
  • Order: an r/SolarDIY buyer waited from March for an out-of-stock ground mount, then was told its price had risen from $180 to $699 and cancelled; the refund took months (May 2025)
• GoogleRenogy 100W Flexible Panel: 3Rich Solar MEGA 100 FLEX Panel: 5 (higher)

  The Renogy 100W Flexible Panel reading covers its product line; the Rich Solar MEGA 100 FLEX Panel reading covers the whole brand.

  Renogy 100W Flexible Panel

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  • Faults: forum owners of Renogy's DB-H flexible line report delamination
  • iRV2: an owner's 160 W panel from the same line delaminated and let water in under 4 months after it was glued to an RV roof; Amazon, not Renogy, replaced it (July 2019)
  • DIY Solar Forum: an owner of eight 160 W panels found one delaminating after almost 5 years and 50,000 miles and opened a warranty ticket (February 2023)

  Rich Solar MEGA 100 FLEX Panel

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  • Panels: DIY Solar Forum owners of Rich Solar 100 W panels reported them working as rated, one saying eight of them each pushed more than 100 W (August to September 2020)
  • Defects: an owner of 20 of the 100 W poly panels saw faint snail trails after a summer and found one with a broken diode wire (January 2021)
  • Controller: another found Rich Solar's MPPT controller OK but its setup and Bluetooth app in need of work (January 2021)
  • Warranty: a DIY Solar Forum owner reported Rich Solar cut its CIGS panel warranty from 5 years to 1 in 2021 (June 2026); an Escape Forum owner waited six weeks on a warranty claim (August 2024)
• YouTubeRenogy 100W Flexible Panel: 6Rich Solar MEGA 100 FLEX Panel: 6

  The Renogy 100W Flexible Panel reading covers the whole brand; the Rich Solar MEGA 100 FLEX Panel reading covers the whole brand.

  Renogy 100W Flexible Panel

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  • Disclosure: both channels found carry a tie to the panels they review
  • Freedom in a Can: passes on a 10 percent Renogy code through Renogy's affiliate link; found no delamination on two 100 W flexible panels after 9 months and 9,000 miles
  • Johnny's Weekends: earns Amazon commission on the panels it links; found Renogy's 200 W flexible panel performed well but trailed a CIGS panel under shade (2023, about 128,000 views)

  Rich Solar MEGA 100 FLEX Panel

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  • Will Prowse: in a test of several panels a Rich Solar 200 W mono gave 157 W, 78.5 percent of rating, and a 100 W poly 88 W; he kept the poly first on his list for a small panel (May 2021, about 366,000 views)
  • Disclosure: Will Prowse states every video includes paid promotion or free product and some links are affiliate links
• AmazonRenogy 100W Flexible Panel: 7Rich Solar MEGA 100 FLEX Panel: 8 (higher)

  The Renogy 100W Flexible Panel reading covers its product line; the Rich Solar MEGA 100 FLEX Panel reading covers the whole brand.

  Renogy 100W Flexible Panel

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  • Listing: Renogy's 100W-Black/White flexible listing on Amazon US (B07BMNGVV3) reads 4.4 from 967 ratings, 72 percent five-star and 6 percent one-star
  • Caveat: its specification block describes an earlier 48 by 21.5 in, 4 lb generation rather than the current 43.0 by 22.9 in, 5.3 lb panel
  • Output: Amazon's review summary reports mixed power output, with 16 of 48 tagged reviews negative and one owner seeing 52 W at most in full sun
  • Durability: mixed, 7 of 22 negative

  Rich Solar MEGA 100 FLEX Panel

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  • Seller: Rich Solar's Amazon US listings sit in a RICH SOLAR brand store sold and shipped by SUNRICH ENERGY
  • Panels: the 100 W 12 V panel family reads 4.7 from 1,326 ratings, 84 percent five-star and 2 percent one-star; the 200 W 12 V panel 4.6 from 519; the 200 W 24 V panel 4.3 from 252 (October 2026)
  • Controller: the BRAVO 40 MPPT controller reads 3.8 from 4 ratings (October 2026)