anyone had any experience with the outback mppt controllers? I see solar blvd has a 10A for $99 and a 20A for $149. the 20 A would be a nice update from the morningstar 15A at a reasonable price.https://www.solarblvd.com/product_info.php?products_id=3065

https://www.solarblvd.com/product_info.php?products_id=3065 Any link to the voltages and times in the stages of the fixed charging profile?the Eco-worthy 20 amp MPPT (for about $102 US) has adjustable voltages, but has only 50v Voc input limit while this Outback has 100v.Also, just to argue :) , the Morningstar 15L has clipped amps at 15 so how much time in the (mid)day will it matter if the 20 amper can fully use a bigger array than the 15 could? You would have to do some sort of scenario with numbers for the daily AH haul comparison.That ASSumes you do have a big enough array that would need the 20 amper for full amps but would go over the 15 amps part of the time.

Nice to see the smaller MPPT controllers coming on the market.

Ok it does 2 hours at Vabs of 14.8 on Wets then drops to float. About the same as the standard EP Solar profile, which I have used and found to be ok. So this compares with the Tracer (but without its new remote that does the adjustable settings) at a better price in the OP link. Good find.http://www.outbackpower.com/downloads/documents/smartharvest_sccm20_100/SCCM20_manual.pdf

If I wanted to replace my 415 watt solar system, I would be buying 140 watt solar panels from this place for around $229. SunElec.comAnd I would be buying $14 PWM controllers. AliExpress.com and then search for PWM 20 amp controller. They way I figure it, you are much better off spending the money on solar panels than on a very expensive MPPT controller.That said, I did buy a Solarbost 50 amp controller back in 1999. Back then, it cost $430 to buy a 120 watt solar panel, and installing more solar panels would have been more expensive than changing to the MPPT controller.Now MPPT controllers are much less expensive (I think I paid over $300 for mine in 1999). But PWM Controllers are really cheap.So lets look at two theoretical systems. Say you pick 3 each 100 watt panels at say $200 each, and a $150 MPPT controller.Or you could pick 3 each 140 watt panels for $229 each and a pair of $14 controllers. I would guess that the cheap controllers will put more power into the battery for about the same cost.Good luck with your solar system.Fred.

While I have no experience with that new product from Outback I have installed many Outback 60 and 80 amp controllers. The only failure I can recall in 10 years was from another installer doing an improper installation and hitting the controller with too much voltage. I have had to replace 2 fans in the early MX60 units. The latter FM series seem to have better fans.Outback is one of the toughest products out there in the home scale solar market. I wouldn't hesitate to use their new charge controller.

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BFL13
Explorer II
Dec 09, 2015
Ok it does 2 hours at Vabs of 14.8 on Wets then drops to float. About the same as the standard EP Solar profile, which I have used and found to be ok. So this compares with the Tracer (but without its new remote that does the adjustable settings) at a better price in the OP link. Good find.

http://www.outbackpower.com/downloads/documents/smartharvest_sccm20_100/SCCM20_manual.pdf
westend
Explorer
Dec 08, 2015
Nice to see the smaller MPPT controllers coming on the market.
BFL13
Explorer II
Dec 08, 2015
https://www.solarblvd.com/product_info.php?products_id=3065

Any link to the voltages and times in the stages of the fixed charging profile?

the Eco-worthy 20 amp MPPT (for about $102 US) has adjustable voltages, but has only 50v Voc input limit while this Outback has 100v.

Also, just to argue :) , the Morningstar 15L has clipped amps at 15 so how much time in the (mid)day will it matter if the 20 amper can fully use a bigger array than the 15 could? You would have to do some sort of scenario with numbers for the daily AH haul comparison.

That ASSumes you do have a big enough array that would need the 20 amper for full amps but would go over the 15 amps part of the time.

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