Low RFI Solar Charge Controller for hams
If you are an amateur radio operator and have a solar charging system on your RV, you may be experiencing RFI ( radio frequency interference ) to your ham radio receiver from your solar charge controller. These devices are often poorly engineered and poorly designed for RFI suppression, if at all. Having experienced severe RFI to my ham operations from a Chinese built charge controller (Renogy) I went on the Internet in search of something that would work better for me. I finally found the product I needed at: http://www.DIYSolarforU.com . The Apollo model charge controller is designed by a ham - electrical engineer who could not find a low RFI Solar Charge Controller on the market that would meet his needs. I have purchased two of these units and upon replacing my old charge controller the change was like going from night to day. I now have zero noise being emitted by this new device. The company owner is extremely responsive to customer questions, too. The Unit is an MPPT high efficiency controller that can handle up to 230 Watts and 50 volts max. I use mine with 200W of solar panels, but you can easily parallel these controllers if you run more panels. The Price for one is only $79.00 US . I highly recommend these chargers if you wish to curtail RFI coming from your current solar charge controller. The Apollo Unit comes a a bare PC board so you would have to provide your own housing..... Not generally a problem at this price.
