reconsidering recomendataions on solar

lawrosa wrote:
I use the ecoworthy for my one 280 watt panel... Its only 20 amps but it works fine for me..

Voltages can be set bulk up to 15.3.. I use 14.7 for my batts.

It dont have absorption stage. Goes right to float. I have that set for 13.8 for my batts.. But float can be adjusted up to 14.5 volts..

What I do, if the bulk stage lasts 3 hours, then goes to float. I will turn the float voltage up to 14.5 and charge at that rate for 3 hours.. I then adjust down to the 13.7 float voltage..

Its a manual process of doing an absorption stage..

But I am cheap and $92 bucks it works well and satisfies my needs of boon docking..

Accepts voltages up to 50 volts..

I only got this one because I could change the parameters right from the unit itself..

My panel is like 38 volts...

http://www.eco-worthy.com/catalog/worthy-mppt-solar-charge-controller-12v24v-p-182.html

I would take the Bogart over the ecoworthy any day.
Especially considering the manual adjustments required.

Bogart knows if you are in heavy use or tucked away in storage and adjusts automatically. Hardly the dark ages especially compared to ecoworthy.