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mlts22
Explorer II
Jul 11, 2013

Feel dirty by asking... Generic MPPT solar CCs?

I feel a tad dirty, but curiosity does kill the cat here. I've been noticing a few relatively cheap 20-40 amp MPPT controllers from China, sold at either ebay shops, or places like mppsolar.com. T...
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pianotuna
Nomad III
Jul 12, 2013
Hi Jim,

With panel prices under $1 per watt, BFL would almost certainly be financially ahead to add another panel than join the "dark side".

I looked long and hard at redoing my system--but I could not figure out a way to run the air conditioner on solar--short of a battery cum solar panel trailer. I looked at all the options and caved in and have joined the other "dark side" of a Yamaha 3000 iSEB generator.

In both cases the economics just don't work.

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