Charge Controller?

Looking for a decent charge controller for my off grid system ( :lol: ) Its only tiny at the moment but I will grow with time. I have a 10a one at present but could do with a 30a one with decent sized terminals and a digital display.

Any of you boaters or caravaners recommend a decent one??

You don't have one in your canoe for charging your macbook?

Canoeboy said:

Monkee has a Caravan.......

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You have 1/11th of a narrow boat!

Just clarifying

His part is the head :slap

Something like this perhaps???

http://www.windandsun.co.uk/media/277108/Pro-Series-Data-Sheet.pdf

??? 

Blue Duck said:

You don't have one in your canoe for charging your macbook?

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He has a kayak not a kaymac!

iv got a 10a one of these

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/281391828746?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2648&var=580420222021&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

managers deal?! he's probably got keys to go help himself anyway

@Canoe Does he have a 1/11th share in the corner shop?

@Andy Was looking some similar to those but I was worried they might be a bit Chinese I you follow me??

Had a cheap controller before and I worked fine for a while then just stopped Couldn't read the instructions as they were to literal for me

The current one is good but only good for 10a, I trying to build up the guts of the system as I don't have the cash for panels and batteries right now. 

almost everything is chinese anyway, but it works and does what its supposed to

Canoeboy said:

If you want pukka kit victron are nice

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_odkw=ictron+charge+controller&_from=R40&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=victron+charge+controller&_sacat=0

http://www.victronenergy.com/solar-charge-controllers

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Thanks canoe, I will look into those

Andy™ said:

almost everything is chinese anyway, but it works and does what its supposed to

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If it works then it works but when it stops working and you can't understand the instruction manual then your forked.

The instructions on this one make no sense to me :C

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/80A-LCD-Solar-Battery-Regulator-Charge-Discharge-Controller-12V-24V-USB-/261359878809?tfrom=281391828746&tpos=top&ttype=price&talgo=undefined

i hope i dont need the instruction manual.... that was 'recycled' straight into the fire along with the packaging

Stecca is german and very good, they make my inverter of choice for solar. Not familiar with paddlers stuff, and andy's looks mickey mouse to me, but probably works fine!

binky said:

Stecca is german and very good, they make my inverter of choice for solar. Not familiar with paddlers stuff, and andy's looks mickey mouse to me, but probably works fine!

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well its only to connect a small panel to my van batteries... doesnt exactly need to be OTT and high tech etc...

very true Andy, but i do like Stecca - they make the most efficient small grid tied inverter on the market

going to have problems making mine grid tied...

plug in to a lamp post? :slap

May have trouble getting the FIT

I have a trickle charger for the van except it's in the shed.

I'd second the Victron suggestion. We've installed a lot of Victron stuff over the years and it's all been superb. It's not particularly cheap though but you do get what you pay for.