Solar panel controller

[RichardS]

http://www.sunstore.co.uk/EP-Solar-Duo-Battery-Solar-Charge-Controller-12-24v-10A.html

I also have the Photonic Universe badged version of this PWM one. Bought off eBay.

Works well. I have two engines each with a smallish starter battery and 3 massive house batteries.

I have bridged the two starter batteries and feed them 20% of the output with the other 80% going to the already paralleled house batteries. A 40w panel keeps everything charged when the boat is idle.

Richard

 

[ghostlymoron]

During the winter when the boat is off the water I will parallel both my batteries and trickle charge both my batteries from my solar panel via my PMW controller.

 

[NigelBirch]

I got this one from bimble solar

http://www.bimblesolar.com/mppt/10amppt

only had it for a season but fine so far.....

 

[Sarnia]

I bought this little thinghie http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Solar-Cha...60684563165?pt=UK_Gadgets&hash=item53fa79aadd for my solar panel and installed it yesterday.However I was too quick to place the order because immediately after there was a discussion here on more sophisticated units for little more money.Could someone please point me in the right direction please?I'd like a decent regulator for two batteries.The solar panel is a 50W one and there are two 85AH batteries.
Once I get it I'll offer this one to anybody who wants it.

This is one I purchased, works very well, it makes some comparisons to its competitors.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/121398747788?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2648&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

 

[30boat]

This is one I purchased, works very well, it makes some comparisons to its competitors.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/121398747788?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2648&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

That one looks interesting but can it be used with two batteries?

 

[vyv_cox]

That one looks interesting but can it be used with two batteries?

I have one that looks very much like that in my motorhome. Mine only feeds one battery bank and I think the ebay one does the same.

 

[30boat]

I have one that looks very much like that in my motorhome. Mine only feeds one battery bank and I think the ebay one does the same.

That's what I thought,thanks.

 

[30boat]

I've asked this question before but I'm still not convinced.Why can't I use two simple controllers on a single panel,each connected to one battery?

 

[JumbleDuck]

I've asked this question before but I'm still not convinced.Why can't I use two simple controllers on a single panel,each connected to one battery?

Nothing terrible will happen if you do, but they'll probably interfere with each other a bit.