I have installed about 6 of these with no issues yet. One runs at full current (50 amp) almost every day. Even the fan still works. The new versions display KWH. They could use more sophistication in the display in my opinion similar to an Outback’s.
Please a Tutorial walkthrough of the settings of the Makeskyblue, is definitely needed for all the people who are loving and wanting and planing to get one or more, please please
I have two of them they have worked flawlessly so far from what I've heard the fake ones are exactly the same thing except for the software but there are only 20 or 30 bucks cheaper and if you buy the make sky blue one they will help you if something happens worth the little bit of extra money
These controllers are ok the brackets need to be deeper as the unit is held against the wall, I've used standoffs and the unit cools much more efficiently with a cm or two behind it, and for those that say it just ignored the settings, after changing settings you have to remove PV input and battery input to cut all power to the unit for it to take the new settings, powmr has run and behaved just fine for me.
I purchased PowMr 60a version after I came to know that both companies claims others fake. And found that PowMr is fake but It works gr8 that it tracks MPPT in seconds.
My PowMR cooling fan burned out really quickly, and the display reading is way high, like 10 to 15% high when I Meter tested it. My MSB is withing a percent or 2. The PowMr also frequently went voltage wild and overcharging.
@@schoolmaster1945 I have hybrid battery from cars. I set the controller to stop at 56v but it stops a 58.9. It ignores my settings. Also if you have a 12v setting system , your battery bank went down to 9v. It will not charge the batteries. You will have to bring the voltage up to 10v. Same thing for a 24v system(< 18) or 48v system (
@@schoolmaster1945 The only person I personally investigated who claimed MSB fried their batteries was using cranking amp batteries (car batteries labeled falsely), and threw too many watts to a tiny 2 battery bank, it was NOT MSB fault, but my PowMr (same as MSB v113) would over charge just enough to set off my inverter, never damaged my batteries though. 15.1 volts on a 12 volt battery bank. The inverter just shut down is all. Has NEVER happened on my Make Sky Blue v117
I'm running 600 watts of panels in my 60 amp. makeskyblue. Why does it have two pv hots and two pv grounds. I was told each can only handle 30 amps or the solder will melt. Why do you think? Thanks
I'm having issue when my solar goes over 100v (104v currently) it throws a solar over voltage when manual claims can do up to 160v it's the 119 60A with wifi (wifi really buggy too. I had to go with 2s 250w 37 open voltage panels instead of 3-4s
I have one of these and thinking on getting a second one to hook up all my panels. I am running at 24v using 10 gauge wire on each terminal and noticed some heat on some wires and the EL CHEAPO AGU fuse which will be replaced soon with an ANL type.
I am still happy with mine. I am currently still working on adding more batteries to my setup and upgrading what was already there so it is kinda torn apart right now and we keep getting power outages so I have been temporarily hooking up the charge controllers to make sure we have backup power. Well I connected 2 sets to one controller on an overcast day and forgot to disconnect the second set at the end of the day. I realized it about noon the next day and it had been sunny all day. When I checked on it the controller said there was a little over 1300 watts going through it so I just kept an eye on it for the rest of the day and it survived without fail. My controllers are 40amp and charging a 24v system. The manual says not to run over 960watts at 24v. I do have finned aluminum heat sinks on the back and the heat sink inside is thermal pasted to the back of the case.
Just got off the live stream a few mins ago. I'm looking to move off of using our generator and setting up our solar system for our 40 acre property. I hadn't considered these - been looking at the Big 3 (Midnight, Schnieder, Victron) but now I NEED to look into these!. We do rain water collection (Currently from our 1200sqft building into 2x 2500 gal tanks.) I'll be posting vids on our YT channel: JC/DC In The AZ - also on FB too.
I can't get the Wi-Fi app to work consistently. Most times it doesn't work only been able to connect a couple of times. I have a pixel 5 phone. I have never had problems with any other apps
I can confirm the PowrMr controllers do NOT correctly implement the battery voltage CC/CV limit settings. I tried to set my 2 x PowerMr controllers for a Lithium-Ion battery by setting the bulk/float charging voltages to something less that 57v. Totally ignored whatever settings I made and would charge at over 58v. Luckily my BMS disconnected the battery as a fail safe. Garbage.
How can i limit del volts so my inverter don go hire then 14.8 im runing 12v and when the sun is very heavy it goes 15v or more and my inverter shuts because dont run more then 14.9? Thank i have the 60 amp controller mkb
And that's why everybody keep saying a bob sky blue they are fakes I really don't care who's the fake one long as it works I'm not going to buy an Outback they way too expensive and his little charge controllers ar wonders
@@solarandwindinsouthtexasda1473 Yea, SO the software in the V113 powMR are having issues with lithium batteries, Long story short, powMR pirated the software from MSB. problem is that they are not upgradable and track pretty slow. yes they do an ok job with LA banks but thats about it. Good luck with them and when they start having issues please give us a try.
@@seanbuckner1213 Sean, is it possible to reset the Watt Hour meter reading back to 0 on a V118? I put the V 119 into service 1/1/2021 and took one of the two V118 units out of service. I want to use it for some testing but would like to start it at 0. Don't really want to use the spare as it will be the backup for the V119 if it should ever fail. Or does it need to come back to you for a reset?
do these have a big heat sink or just a fan , if a fan only id be inclined to put external cooling fans just incase the internal fan dies one day as they all do eventually, i suppose putting a heat sink on the back couldnt hurt.
Do you know how the controllers can be brought to a reset? I changed the option under "06" but want to reset that limit now but I can't find out how to reset this or the whole controller. Any idea?
Hello. Goodday I like your videos. They are awesome. I do have a problem with my make sky blue controller. It's identical to the one you have here. It just turned off yesterday during a thunderstorm and its not turning back on. What should I do?
help! I want to charge my lithium batteries to 4.1 volts per cel maximum . 7x4.1 total 28 VDC I need to solar charge controller to stop charging when battery reaches 28VDC , what values should I set for d0 , d1, d2, d3, d4? My battery is: Cell Specifications: Cell type Laminate type Cathode material LiMn2O4 with LiNiO2 Anode material Graphite Rated capacity (0.3C) 17 Ah Average voltage 3.8 VDC Maximum Voltage 4.2VDC Minimum Voltage 3.0VDC thank you
@@porrascarlos80 yes but it does not charge cells individually just charges to volts of the battery. How would it smart charge a battery with multiple cells.
yeah, I have been asking about the Genetry inverters and zero answer. I wanted to know how the Genetry protects the output if there is a failure on the control board or MOSFET boards as I have sensitive electronics that I don't want to fail (lots of it in the form of industrial servo motors). Not a peep from Genetry. So I bought 5 pieces of Power Jack equivalent and will just take out the charger board myself, add a constant duty switch to bypass the thermistor myself, and add two additional fans on the side myself. I will also add vent holes above and below the toroid transformer to include holes in the round plate at top myself. I offered to buy two Genetry via their contact forms and another silence of the lambs coming from Genetry. I know Sean has been having issues being overloaded but at least he could answer after me having been so nice on his two videos about being overloaded and not answering questions. I'll figure it out on my own and bought the makeskyblue directly since Sean doesn't want to answer any questions :-(
The V119 is the same as the V118 physically. We added wifi to monitor and change the settings on the unit. I have the very first wifi unit produced still on my wall with 897KWH through it without a issue. All software is the same between v118 and V119...
As needed. My 30 Amp one had me worried ( V119 with WiFi ) as it didn't seem to run as often as the V118 version 30 Amp unit. So I took my hair dryer out and aimed it into the unit. Came on at 45°C and turned off at 40°C.
Steven .They are very good. I have 2 solar panels 47 volt(94)on each port for the solar on a 60 amps one. I have 4 of them like that in parallel. I am running a water company for 10 hours a day.
@@simplyfocus9937 Questions were for the fan project, doen't matter now really as I've already done the 12v version of the pcb, just had a few questions on the 24v and 48v versions 120v 2 leg powerjack inverter. because I don't get any replies I post on every video The makeskyblue look great, I'll get one whe I have the money
@@PetRatty I had a 12v inverter. It burned. I picked up a 24v. It burned too. The latest version 2018 is good. I also have 48v, it moves anything. But it drained my batteries quick l.
@@errolcain4071a friend of mine goes there every year. He just came back. Have a friend of your in US but for you. There is a cargo plane going to st Vincent every Wednesday
@@simplyfocus9937 oh yes l know, but l don't want to be caught with a fake one, lots are going around, and am to far away from them, l will try to work out something soon
I am living in Jamaica I have two the 60amp one and the 20amp built kit that you have to put together yourself brother respect them bad for true I got mines off aliexpress. If you are going to buy do buy the 60amp one so that will cover you for any future upgrades.
Before you open your mouth you need to buy one and check on it because I have four of them for the last 2 years and I'm running AGM batteries and two of them and on the other two I am running lithium ion no problems with either my AGM or my lithium ion pack so don't burn people because power jack is not the greatest thing out there either
Keep in mind, these are made in China ... a place that makes nothing but "knock-offs", so, is it possible that "MakeSkyBlue", is also a knockoff of someone else's unit?
I have installed about 6 of these with no issues yet. One runs at full current (50 amp) almost every day. Even the fan still works. The new versions display KWH. They could use more sophistication in the display in my opinion similar to an Outback’s.
Please a Tutorial walkthrough of the settings of the Makeskyblue, is definitely needed for all the people who are loving and wanting and planing to get one or more, please please
I have two of them they have worked flawlessly so far from what I've heard the fake ones are exactly the same thing except for the software but there are only 20 or 30 bucks cheaper and if you buy the make sky blue one they will help you if something happens worth the little bit of extra money
These controllers are ok the brackets need to be deeper as the unit is held against the wall, I've used standoffs and the unit cools much more efficiently with a cm or two behind it, and for those that say it just ignored the settings, after changing settings you have to remove PV input and battery input to cut all power to the unit for it to take the new settings, powmr has run and behaved just fine for me.
I also use standoffs 😊
I purchased PowMr 60a version after I came to know that both companies claims others fake. And found that PowMr is fake but
It works gr8 that it tracks MPPT in seconds.
I also have powmr and so far it works great. So I don't thinks its fake bro
@@abubakarusman8085 the original design is of make sky blue
I did a lot of research and found this
But quality and performance is gr8 of powMr
I also have a PowMr, 30% cheaper than makeskyblue when bought.....Doesn't bother me that it is a clone of the original and works faultlessly.
My PowMR cooling fan burned out really quickly, and the display reading is way high, like 10 to 15% high when I Meter tested it. My MSB is withing a percent or 2. The PowMr also frequently went voltage wild and overcharging.
@@abubakarusman8085 its a MSB version 113, very old programming.
I use 4 Make Sky Blue the 40 amp versions, no complains so far
It is a great unit. I have several in Haiti. It does over charge your batteries. It doesn't like 3 panels in series.
@@schoolmaster1945 I have hybrid battery from cars. I set the controller to stop at 56v but it stops a 58.9. It ignores my settings.
Also if you have a 12v setting system , your battery bank went down to 9v. It will not charge the batteries. You will have to bring the voltage up to 10v. Same thing for a 24v system(< 18) or 48v system (
@@schoolmaster1945 my batteries can handle a little overcharge. I really don't know if it fries batteries.
@@simplyfocus9937 thanks for the info, l really like the controller but am reading lots of mix reviews on them so off Ballance on knowing what to do
@@errolcain4071 for price, it is the best one out there
@@schoolmaster1945 The only person I personally investigated who claimed MSB fried their batteries was using cranking amp batteries (car batteries labeled falsely), and threw too many watts to a tiny 2 battery bank, it was NOT MSB fault, but my PowMr (same as MSB v113) would over charge just enough to set off my inverter, never damaged my batteries though. 15.1 volts on a 12 volt battery bank. The inverter just shut down is all. Has NEVER happened on my Make Sky Blue v117
I'm running 600 watts of panels in my 60 amp. makeskyblue. Why does it have two pv hots and two pv grounds. I was told each can only handle 30 amps or the solder will melt. Why do you think? Thanks
Excellent information thank you so much for posting!
I'm having issue when my solar goes over 100v (104v currently) it throws a solar over voltage when manual claims can do up to 160v it's the 119 60A with wifi (wifi really buggy too. I had to go with 2s 250w 37 open voltage panels instead of 3-4s
Many forget that makeskyblue is considered a high quality product in China;) IT IS a big reknowned player over there.
I have one of these and thinking on getting a second one to hook up all my panels. I am running at 24v using 10 gauge wire on each terminal and noticed some heat on some wires and the EL CHEAPO AGU fuse which will be replaced soon with an ANL type.
I use them too, and makeskyblue is much better than PowMr which i also tried.
I am still happy with mine. I am currently still working on adding more batteries to my setup and upgrading what was already there so it is kinda torn apart right now and we keep getting power outages so I have been temporarily hooking up the charge controllers to make sure we have backup power. Well I connected 2 sets to one controller on an overcast day and forgot to disconnect the second set at the end of the day. I realized it about noon the next day and it had been sunny all day. When I checked on it the controller said there was a little over 1300 watts going through it so I just kept an eye on it for the rest of the day and it survived without fail. My controllers are 40amp and charging a 24v system. The manual says not to run over 960watts at 24v. I do have finned aluminum heat sinks on the back and the heat sink inside is thermal pasted to the back of the case.
holy crap,, your the original pioneer man, love ya. I thought I pushed mine far ;)
Just got off the live stream a few mins ago. I'm looking to move off of using our generator and setting up our solar system for our 40 acre property. I hadn't considered these - been looking at the Big 3 (Midnight, Schnieder, Victron) but now I NEED to look into these!. We do rain water collection (Currently from our 1200sqft building into 2x 2500 gal tanks.) I'll be posting vids on our YT channel: JC/DC In The AZ - also on FB too.
Did you get videos up?
@@GenetrySolar I haven't yet. I'm actually in Canada for 2 weeks for work, so videos are way down the list.
I can't get the Wi-Fi app to work consistently. Most times it doesn't work only been able to connect a couple of times. I have a pixel 5 phone. I have never had problems with any other apps
I have problem with my makeskyblue 60a it’s restart when have 500w ... what I need make? Tks
I can confirm the PowrMr controllers do NOT correctly implement the battery voltage CC/CV limit settings. I tried to set my 2 x PowerMr controllers for a Lithium-Ion battery by setting the bulk/float charging voltages to something less that 57v. Totally ignored whatever settings I made and would charge at over 58v. Luckily my BMS disconnected the battery as a fail safe. Garbage.
in another video someone showed the setting changes dont take effect unless you disconnect and restart the controller after changing them.
Very helpful
How can i limit del volts so my inverter don go hire then 14.8 im runing 12v and when the sun is very heavy it goes 15v or more and my inverter shuts because dont run more then 14.9? Thank i have the 60 amp controller mkb
Isn't that the purpose of the charge controller?? Have you checked your settings. Maybe the equalization mode is on?
John here, do you think they will work well on a 12 volt system. Thank you nice system
Hello, i have 2x powrMr, how do i check if they are damaging my batteries?
Nice vid, I got one myself.
I have two for one year charging lithium ion batteries powmr 60a and no problem and I just purchased two to charge AGM batteries no problem
pwrMR is faje controllers.
And that's why everybody keep saying a bob sky blue they are fakes I really don't care who's the fake one long as it works I'm not going to buy an Outback they way too expensive and his little charge controllers ar wonders
@@solarandwindinsouthtexasda1473 Yea, SO the software in the V113 powMR are having issues with lithium batteries, Long story short, powMR pirated the software from MSB. problem is that they are not upgradable and track pretty slow. yes they do an ok job with LA banks but thats about it. Good luck with them and when they start having issues please give us a try.
I wiil if I have a problem
@@seanbuckner1213 Sean, is it possible to reset the Watt Hour meter reading back to 0 on a V118? I put the V 119 into service 1/1/2021 and took one of the two V118 units out of service. I want to use it for some testing but would like to start it at 0. Don't really want to use the spare as it will be the backup for the V119 if it should ever fail. Or does it need to come back to you for a reset?
Not true about the power charge controllers. I run 10 powmr controllers along with 5 makeskyblue controllers and they all work great.
I have 118. What is the best way to connect 2 of my 490w panels. Pv Voc 53.3V per panel. Vmp is 45V.
do these have a big heat sink or just a fan , if a fan only id be inclined to put external cooling fans just incase the internal fan dies one day as they all do eventually, i suppose putting a heat sink on the back couldnt hurt.
Do you know how the controllers can be brought to a reset? I changed the option under "06" but want to reset that limit now but I can't find out how to reset this or the whole controller. Any idea?
Is the overvoltage protection adjustable to say 36v. ?
Best Excellent
Hello. Goodday
I like your videos. They are awesome.
I do have a problem with my make sky blue controller. It's identical to the one you have here. It just turned off yesterday during a thunderstorm and its not turning back on. What should I do?
Check your inline fuses, sounds like you might have been struck by lightning
How are the Makeskyblue mppt controllers holding up as of 3/24/2020? Thank you
Perfect
@@GenetrySolar awesome, thanks for the reply!
Do these have facility for temp probe for battery overheat protection?
No only sense ambient and controller temperature
Hi Bro, when will you be putting out the video of the v119 can't wait to see how it works
Hopefully soon
@@GenetrySolar ok thanks, waiting patiently
What’s the maximum input pv amps on the 60a output controller?
Doesnt matter, because input current is always lower. Its buck converter, doing stepdown voltage.
help!
I want to charge my lithium batteries to 4.1 volts per cel maximum . 7x4.1 total 28 VDC
I need to solar charge controller to stop charging when battery reaches 28VDC , what values should I set for d0 , d1, d2, d3, d4?
My battery is:
Cell Specifications:
Cell type Laminate type
Cathode material LiMn2O4 with LiNiO2
Anode material Graphite
Rated capacity (0.3C) 17 Ah
Average voltage 3.8 VDC
Maximum Voltage 4.2VDC
Minimum Voltage 3.0VDC
thank you
Power Jack currently doesn't support lithium. Our WiFi board does.
@@GenetrySolar I have a solar charge controler makeskyblue 60a, OPTION for lithium its there.
@@porrascarlos80 yes but it does not charge cells individually just charges to volts of the battery. How would it smart charge a battery with multiple cells.
What happen 12pm what happen you have 1 battery bank or 2
Why are you not answering questions when ask
yeah, I have been asking about the Genetry inverters and zero answer. I wanted to know how the Genetry protects the output if there is a failure on the control board or MOSFET boards as I have sensitive electronics that I don't want to fail (lots of it in the form of industrial servo motors). Not a peep from Genetry. So I bought 5 pieces of Power Jack equivalent and will just take out the charger board myself, add a constant duty switch to bypass the thermistor myself, and add two additional fans on the side myself. I will also add vent holes above and below the toroid transformer to include holes in the round plate at top myself. I offered to buy two Genetry via their contact forms and another silence of the lambs coming from Genetry. I know Sean has been having issues being overloaded but at least he could answer after me having been so nice on his two videos about being overloaded and not answering questions. I'll figure it out on my own and bought the makeskyblue directly since Sean doesn't want to answer any questions :-(
Forgot to say I don't want want a WiFi anyways. It will just add more problems and I'll never use it.
Hi Bro, good afternoon am waiting on you to see what going on with your V119 makeskyblue, l want to get one, how soon will that be coming
The V119 is the same as the V118 physically. We added wifi to monitor and change the settings on the unit. I have the very first wifi unit produced still on my wall with 897KWH through it without a issue. All software is the same between v118 and V119...
@@seanbuckner1213 Ok my friend, thanks for the info, really interested in getting one
@@errolcain4071 give me a call and I will make you a deal on one.... I have only a few left in stock.. 918-315-6128
do the fans run all the time or as needed
As needed. My 30 Amp one had me worried ( V119 with WiFi ) as it didn't seem to run as often as the V118 version 30 Amp unit. So I took my hair dryer out and aimed it into the unit. Came on at 45°C and turned off at 40°C.
I just letting you know how good the inverter is
asked 3 times for info (4 now) and no response, so please don't say you are happy for people to ask questions
What's your question.
Steven .They are very good. I have 2 solar panels 47 volt(94)on each port for the solar on a 60 amps one. I have 4 of them like that in parallel. I am running a water company for 10 hours a day.
@@simplyfocus9937 Questions were for the fan project, doen't matter now really as I've already done the 12v version of the pcb, just had a few questions on the 24v and 48v versions 120v 2 leg powerjack inverter. because I don't get any replies I post on every video
The makeskyblue look great, I'll get one whe I have the money
@@PetRatty I had a 12v inverter. It burned. I picked up a 24v. It burned too. The latest version 2018 is good. I also have 48v, it moves anything. But it drained my batteries quick l.
If you want to sell your burned up units let me know I used parts out of them to build other inverters
PWM are 99% efficient???? WTAF?
Hi Bro, can l purchase one of the makeskyblue through you, am living in the Caribbean
Which country
@@simplyfocus9937 Hi,am living in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
@@errolcain4071a friend of mine goes there every year. He just came back. Have a friend of your in US but for you. There is a cargo plane going to st Vincent every Wednesday
@@simplyfocus9937 oh yes l know, but l don't want to be caught with a fake one, lots are going around, and am to far away from them, l will try to work out something soon
I am living in Jamaica I have two the 60amp one and the 20amp built kit that you have to put together yourself brother respect them bad for true I got mines off aliexpress. If you are going to buy do buy the 60amp one so that will cover you for any future upgrades.
No longer $100 :(
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Before you open your mouth you need to buy one and check on it because I have four of them for the last 2 years and I'm running AGM batteries and two of them and on the other two I am running lithium ion no problems with either my AGM or my lithium ion pack so don't burn people because power jack is not the greatest thing out there either
Keep in mind, these are made in China ... a place that makes nothing but "knock-offs", so, is it possible that "MakeSkyBlue", is also a knockoff of someone else's unit?
Yes, Al Gore invented the first make sky blue unit. 😁
Most is the shit
You’re wiring is atrocious