Basic PWM Solar Charge Controller Review - 12 Volt MONO SOLAR KIT

I have recently installed this basic solar system and thought I would give a quick overview of the PWM Solar Charge Controller

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[rawfoodphilosophy]

Wow, thank you so much for the in-depth review of that solar charger! And thank you for spending most of the time on the solar charger and not on the other things that you did not mention in the title great job

[Llyrana]

3:40 - it is not 61. it means: b1 battery profile for lead acid batteries sealed.

B2 is gel batteries and b3 are regular unsealt flooding lead acid batteries.

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[davidsoper]

I am living off Grid. I use the MPPT controllers and 24 volt panels ex grid connect systems. MPPT will let you feed a higher voltage into the controller and convert it down to the 12 volts. I feed my system with 24 volt panels in series to put 48 volts in. The sun just barely has to poke its head out and the system is charging., Using a 12 volt panel to charge a 12 volt battery limits the window of opportunity for charging and PWM are really not too efficient. With my System if my panels are feeding 48 volt at 5 amp into the MPPT Controller it will convert that down to the 12 volt to charge the battery at 20 amp (ohms Law) . :)

[davidhagstrom]

I´m missing explanation of the settings in that controller. What is "24h" What is "61"?

[mhexbalmora]

What is the maximum input solar voltage of this solar charge controller.?Thanks

[HelamanGile]

I have a 240 watt solar panel will it work with my solar panel?

[bryanburton]

You have it a bit wrong.When your solar voltage reading is >battery voltage (e.g 17V) your charge controller has disconnected the panel from the battery. The controller does not step down the voltage. When the controller connects battery to panel, the battery drags down the panel voltage. When the left side displayed arrow is steady, the panel is disconnected and doing nothing much.

[rwd]

I have several controllers as this one and noticed that battery type function doesn't actually work, always stops at 14.4V. Battery reconnect voltage is also a non working function.

[alexandermenzies]

So what was the 24H setting for? Is it adjustable? When would you change it to say 16H (hours)? Do you not understand some settings?!

[ramlinman]

Why is your arrow blinking when charging?

[liv]

is there a way to control the output voltage fir the load to be a fixed amount like 12.0 volts?

I am looking for something to power a surveillance camera but voltage higher than 12 makes the camera distort the footage

[greatrivermaple]

Hello! We have this same unit (ours is a 40A), but I can't get something to work and was wondering if you could provide insight. Everything is seemingly connected correctly. However on the main screen I don't see the solar panels that should show up on the right hand side and the battery is not being charged. Is there something I did wrong? Is it not functioning properly? Thanks

[cbsosu]

I have one of these controllers 50 watt s, running off my two twenty watt solar panels. I would like to also charge the batteries from the vehicle charger when it is running, I have cables running direct from the accessories plug in me vehicle to the battery terminals of my small camper. Will there be any damage to the controller if I charge with both at the same time.?

[TechyBuild]

What's the meter measuring the input solar voltage and current and the output pwm voltage and current. I am interested in buying it. Thanks!

[johnle]

Can it be powered by house AC power? Did they give you a plug to do so with purchase?

[duslvyv]

Can we connect a 5 watt 8.5v single to this charge controller do it works

[Timovd]

What are good settings for a (lead acid (b1) or li-ion(B2)) battery? Are there minimum or maximum voltages for the battery?

[kurtmagnus]

What do the other buttons do? I got one with no instructions included

[pea]

thanks for this video, I appreciate it. How do I change the setting from 10.7v to higher (11.5v) where the lead acid battery wont discharge anymore?

[travismore]

Hi, i know this is an old video but my charge controller doesnt limit the volts, my solar panel is like your going to about 22v and putting it in the controller it also goes to 14.4v but my problem is that the device on the other side is receiving to high of a voltage and not working properly