Found that old thread (was mitch)
and where this all came up before--scroll way down to the MPPT30, just above that there is a line in red ink saying in the photo of the circuit board there is no coil so it is not true MPPT. (I saw your note that it might not need a coil though)
http://www.chinasolarregulator.com/solar-controller-cm50-cm60-cm6048-cm5048-cm3048-mppt-10-20-30.html#mppt30Ok saw that video and same thing, he shows this same write up with the red ink warning.