Walmart [walmart.com] has the
Coleman 7 Amp Solar Charge Controller on sale for
$10.27.
Shipping is free with Walmart+ or $35+ orders.
Rokket's Research:
- This deal price is $15.23 lower (~60% savings) than the list price of $25.50.
- For use with 12-volt solar panels and batteries; handles up to 7 amps of current or up to 105 watts of solar power.
- Overall review rating of 4.4 / 5 stars.
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This charge controller is the baby step that allows me to go solar panel —> this controller>> battery and Whatever I'm powering.
Right?
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This charge controller is the baby step that allows me to go solar panel —> this controller>> battery and Whatever I'm powering.
Right?
Correct. I'm also using a 20W panel to directly power a small water pump, but this plus a spare car battery would be a more reliable/robust setup for relatively cheap.
ETA: Keep in mind Amazon has cheap charge controllers for about the same price;
10A $9.99 https://www.amazon.com/EpRec-Cont...r=8-3&th=1
20A $10:59 https://www.amazon.com/EEEKit-Con...s=1&sr=8-6
This charge controller is the baby step that allows me to go solar panel —> this controller>> battery and Whatever I'm powering.
Right?
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It's fine in the body of the post, but the title is getting redundant.
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ETA: Keep in mind Amazon has cheap charge controllers for about the same price;
10A $9.99 https://www.amazon.com/EpRec-Cont...r=8-3&th=1 [amazon.com]
20A $10:59 https://www.amazon.com/EEEKit-Con...s=1&sr=8-6 [amazon.com]
It's fine in the body of the post, but the title is getting redundant.
It's fine in the body of the post, but the title is getting redundant.
Also, this deal is still available.
This charge controller is the baby step that allows me to go solar panel —> this controller>> battery and Whatever I'm powering.
Right?
A charge controller basically optimizes the output to a set voltage.
Very basic models are just a switch. They literally just turn off if the voltage gets below a certain threshold. Other one are much more complex and attempt to optimize your total power deliver(Volts * Amps).
this is especially important in battery charging. If you just hook up a solar panel to a battery, it will charge the battery while there is light and hypothetically, the battery will turn the solar panel into a light bulb at night. This makes sure that your battery is always getting float voltage.
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