Cheap Amazon MPPT Solar Charge Controller
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- čas přidán 10. 06. 2024
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Wow, I was NOT expecting that to really be MPPT. Nice find and review!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it! 👍
Another "that is a lot of product for the money" winner!
Definitely a good value!
Excellent 👍 thanks for the video nice it has the lithium wake-up feature 😊
Glad you enjoyed! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Thank you for checking this out for everyone. 👍👍
Any time! Trying to find decent stuff at an affordable price!
Very nice budget controller. Thank you for doing the research and finding a really nice controller. It definitely performs over it's rated capacity.
Glad you appreciate the time it takes to research these brands and products! Don’t overpay for the exact same controller that other brands offer with “their” logo on it!
Looks like a winner. Thanks for the test.
Thanks for watching!
First time viewer. Very thorough testing. I had to subscribe.
Thanks so much, I appreciate you! Glad you’re here! 👍
Awesome review sir. For that price I'll probably pick one up to keep as a backup or to throw in my camp bag since its portable enough.
Thank you! Yes definitely both good options for the controller! Thanks for stopping by, take care!
Nice, I want to series my large batteries so they are at a higher voltage. Using them to top off smaller 12V batteries for small 12V systems. That looks like it would work well once I find a way to limit current.
Sounds fun!
Thanks much sir, just starting out and need something small, not doing solar but rather hydro but pretty much the same game. I'm gonna check out your other vids. Price went up, it's 39.99
Glad you enjoyed! Prices go up on Amazon unfortunately when vendors get low on stock or looks like they’re running out! Amazon penalizes sellers and de-ranks if they sell out!
Hydro is awesome, whenever I get spare $ I’m planning on a turbine in my creek! 24/7 energy is appealing for sure!
@@THEOFFGRIDMOUNTAINHOMESTEAD Yeah Ive been on scamazon for 15 or so years. I bought an inverter on there had a $45 off coupon, next day it was 40 after than no coupon lol I was just stating for anyone reading what todays price was, I def am gonna pick one up myself gonna watch it a bit because it will be a few weeks before I get the water wheel done so I don't need it today once a good deal pops up on it I will and if I bother talking about it on my channel I'll give you a mention for advice on this stuff.
My elec bill runs $400ish a month for the 7 of us so yeah I'm looking to squash that. My creek is super low right now but for the most time it does pretty well. I'll still keep my grid hookup for things like the cloths dryer and my welder/shop tools but I want 80% of my elec needs to be from water generation. I'm not doing a central unit but modular, every room on it's on inverter so when one does quit the whole house ain't off. I just concreted in a side of the dam that got knocked out a month ago and only have large commercial truck batteries for now but eventually Lord allowing and the creek don't rise I'll get it pieced together. I've scrapped out campers and buses and kept the wiring I have some nice 00 gauge wire already on hand that I have no $ into.
Def been enjoying your videos, thanks for being real and not bringing drama and music into your videos, educational and fun to watch/fam friendly, my kids like watching too ages 5-14.
For the money I think it's a great deal. I've had a Northern Tools controller running on my gate opener battery for over 10 years now... the display is barely readable, and I've had to take it apart several times to clean out bugs/spiders... but it still just goes (It's not MPPT, not even sure if that existed when I purchased that thing). I've been thinking of swapping out that battery (next time it dies) for lithium, and so I think I'll buy one of these. Wondering what it's efficiency is, and it is of course a little slow to track... but for the money, and for the application who cares... I own a bunch of these things. My best one updates tracking many times a second, and is 99% efficient, but it dang well better be for what it cost. But for small applications, and startups I think it's an excellent choice, they do generally last forever unless they get struck by lightening or suffer physical damage. I generally put up a small roof just six inches over the box, of all my outdoor ones, to keep the sun and rain from destroying them, and they just go like the energizer bunny. It's likely I'll replace my oldest one (above) due to technology changes before it dies...
I was putting 240 +/- watts in and was getting right at 240 out. They claim 98% total efficiency so very close to if not over spec. It was most likely slow to track due to power supply, I was changing VOC so like it had a different set of panels every time I adjusted the voltage. Same as if an Outback or Midnite sees a new VOC input it stops and recalculates before tracking and charging again. I will have this controller on a set of glass whenever my filming schedule and weather decides to cooperate lol. Try to do a side by side with another controller on same panels to see which can get the most power.
I just got one, also the 20amp. The English is horrible in the manual! Not sure what you are reading.
First test today went well enough. Charge controller works.
My user manual was good! Don’t know why yours wouldn’t be 🧐
Glad your test went well!
@@THEOFFGRIDMOUNTAINHOMESTEAD I used an old but unused 24volt panel, and a failing utility battery that I first discharged down to 6 volt lol
I didn't see more than 2 amp but this may be all this panel produces.
About three hours charging and the battery was holding at 12.5 volts.
I'm calling that a success.
Very attractive price. I always expected the cheap chargers to be inefficient but apparently I’m wrong
This one performed well! Surprised me actually!
The cheap Pulse Width Modulation controllers are the inefficient ones!
It may very well be. We didn't see how it tracks an actual solar panel.
Nice! I have a topbull private label version here (identical). Been sitting for months, need to play with it soon.
Decent little controllers for sure! When’s your next generator teardown? Really enjoy your generator videos! Thanks for stopping by my friend!
Thanks
You’re most welcome!
Good review. Price gets lower per amp for the higher capacity units. The 40 amp looks like a good deal.
I’m strongly considering testing their higher amperage controllers next!
Good Afternoon ! Thank You. TAKE CARE..
Appreciate you! Have a good one!
Very good video brother I got a question to ask you where can I get one of those 60 amp mppt controllers and where can I get that sober box that you got this got the power supply that you can adjust the voltage at can you help me out there please
Thanks, I answered your other comment too!
Picked one up, orders are behind on the 20 amp but it look worth the wait. August maybe.
Thanks for the update! Hope when the restock comes the price stays the same!
does this device show wattage coming from the panels and how full batteries are?
just installed my first system, two 12v 100ah power queen batteries, renogy 700w inverter and lion energy 12v 30amp solar charge controller plus 3 lion energy 12v 100watt rigid panels.
charged both batteries to full with vevor charger and then connected my full size fridge. everything ran fine for 2 full days.
this morning the inverter sounded an alarm and i had to plug fridge into the house. im wondering if the panels couldnt keep up.
It shows incoming power, and gives a decent estimate at battery capacity level!
Sounds like your panels can’t get you recharged quickly enough/can’t keep up with load! Average size self defrosting refrigerator/freezer consumes about 1.2kWh to 1.5kWh per day!
Get yourself a battery monitor/shunt to start czcams.com/video/9Wm_r-EJDEY/video.htmlsi=57Q7JZ4pyiQvMZOX
Get either/best price, they’re excellent and accurate. Also will show how much you’re actually delivering to the batteries! Then look at increasing your array size!
Hope this helps!
One important question: How do mount it?
It has a mounting template in the box. Use that to align/install your screws then the controller will simply hang on the 4 screws. Adjust screws depth to achieve snug fit to wall. Hope this helps!
39 bucks now !
Probably low on stock, vendors will make price go up to keep from selling out
@@THEOFFGRIDMOUNTAINHOMESTEAD yes there was only about 10 units left.I seen lots of other units only having 3-8 units in past few months.
Does this controller have low temperature cut off? I'm using a Victron and an Epevers controller, they have a cold temperature cut off to protect lifepo4 batteries that don't come with low temp protection.
Unfortunately no LTC on this one. HQST has a 60Amp that does have low temp cutoff. Hope this helps!
Some report this does not have an equalize function.
I didn’t test for equalization function. Sorry, I don’t mean to overlook lead acid folks, just slips my mind due to everything being lithium centric nowadays!
I meant to say silver DC Fox that's got the gold knob on it I'm looking for one that I can get 100 amp out of
Several versions out there but not sure if they go much over 10-20 amps! I have a link in the description for the power supply!
@@THEOFFGRIDMOUNTAINHOMESTEAD cool I didn't see no link for either one brother appreciate you