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Einhell 40 W folding module, XT60 / USB-A / USB-C, IPX4, fold-out feet review

A 40 W module sold first as an accessory to the maker's own battery power station, with an XT60 lead in the box, fold-out feet to aim it at the sun, and no dimension or mass published anywhere.

The bottom line The panel that answers the connector question completely and the carrying question not at all.

What this listing puts on record

A 40 W folding solar module with a stated efficiency of 23 %, three connections — XT60, USB-A and USB-C — an IPX4 rating, fold-out feet, a carry handle, and an XT60 lead and a USB-C lead supplied.

An accessory before it is a panel

The first bullet point does not describe a solar panel. It describes an accessory for camping and outdoor use, and the second names the power station it is matched to, by model. That is the order the maker chose, and it is the honest way to read this product: a module built to feed one battery, which also happens to carry two USB sockets.

Feet, a handle, and no dimensions

Fold-out feet to set the angle at the sun, and a handle to carry it by. Only one other listing in this hub describes a stand at all, so this is a real point of difference. It also sits oddly beside the blanks: there is no folded size, no open size and no mass anywhere on the page. The feet hold up a panel of unstated dimensions, and the handle carries an unstated weight.

The XT60 decides who this is for

Three sockets are named and none of them is quantified — no volts, no amps, no Power Delivery profile. What settles the purchase instead is the connector. If the battery in the boot takes XT60, the lead is in the box and the question is answered. If it does not, the listing offers USB-A and USB-C and no figures to check them against.

Availability

Selling between 95 € and 114 € across the German, French, Italian and Spanish Amazon stores when this page was checked.

It also sells on the American Amazon store in the local currency, which the range above does not cover — that range counts euro stores and nothing else.

Catalogued on the British Amazon store with nobody selling it: the reference is there, the offer is not.

Every figure in this section is what Keepa returned on the day this page was last updated. Prices and offers change without notice.

Prices quoted in this text were read on 6 September 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.

What it does well, and where it gives way

Strengths

  • The XT60 socket and an XT60 lead are both stated, which is the connector the maker's own power station takes
  • Fold-out feet and a carry handle are named — one of only two listings here to describe how the panel is stood up and angled
  • 23 % efficiency and an IPX4 rating are both published, on a listing that otherwise keeps to what is in the box

Compromises

  • No mass and no dimensions of any kind, folded or open
  • No cell type, and no voltage or current figure for any of the three sockets
  • The 40 W is a maximum with no conditions behind it, which is true of every panel here

Specifications

Stated peak output40 W maximum output — stated; the VTOMAN panel in this hub publishes the same figure
Test conditions statedNot published on the listing — no irradiance and no cell temperature accompany the 40 W
Cell typeNot published on the listing
Stated efficiency23 % — stated
Port setXT60, USB-A and USB-C — stated; no voltage and no current figure is given for any of the three
Power Delivery profilesNot published on the listing
Controller includedNot published on the listing — the module is sold as an accessory to the maker's own battery power station, and no regulator is named on either side
Folded dimensionsNot published on the listing
Unfolded dimensionsNot published on the listing
WeightNot published on the listing
IP ratingIPX4 — stated
Amazon referenceB0FRMBCRYZ (same reference on 6 Amazon marketplaces)
EAN4006825685114

What people ask before buying

Does it only work with the maker's power station?

The listing names one compatible power station by model and then says the module can be used with other devices through the XT60 connector, and it also carries USB-A and USB-C sockets. So no — but the XT60 is what the listing leads with, and an XT60 lead and a USB-C lead are what come in the box.

How does it stand up?

Fold-out feet, stated, so the module can be aimed at the sun, plus a carry handle for moving it. Only one other listing on this shelf describes a stand at all. What is missing is any dimension for the panel those feet hold up, and any figure for what the handle is carrying.