Outback SmartHarvest 20

Erinscot
Erinscot Registered Users Posts: 18 ✭✭
in Solar Product Reviews & Opinions #1
Anyone have experience with these?  I have found no reviews of the units from users.
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  • Erinscot
    Erinscot Registered Users Posts: 18 ✭✭
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    Wow.  The crickets are deafening.
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  • Vic
    Vic Solar Expert Posts: 3,208 ✭✭✭✭
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    Erin,  have NO experience with any of that family of CCs.

    Why do you need a small MPPT CC?  Is it because you want to use 60-cell PVs?

    The manual is very thin on this product.   Only LEDs for indicators ... need to remove a jumper to EQ (IIRC),   limited voltage settability (although default is not horrible),  fixed Absorb time,  Comm Port needs Optional adapter   ...

    BUT,  it does include a Temp Sensor (RTS)    And it not too expensive.

    But,  really,  I know nothing of them.   FWIW,   Vic

    Off Grid - Two systems -- 4 SW+ 5548 Inverters, Surrette 4KS25 1280 AH X2@48V, 11.1 KW STC PV, 4X MidNite Classic 150 w/ WBjrs, Beta KID on S-530s, MX-60s, MN Bkrs/Boxes.  25 KVA Polyphase Kubota diesel,  Honda Eu6500isa,  Eu3000is-es, Eu2000,  Eu1000 gensets.  Thanks Wind-Sun for this great Forum.
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  • mike95490
    mike95490 Solar Expert Posts: 9,583 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    maybe nobody has one
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  • South Africa
    South Africa Solar Expert Posts: 295 ✭✭✭
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    Outback has always designed solid products.
    Getting a feeling they are going for the run of the mill solar guys (like me) who want smaller systems. Victron also has smaller MPPT controllers at nice prices.

    I am going to look into it some more, for at the price I googled appears very attractive for a MPPT.
    5kVA Victron Multiplus II, 5.2kW array, 14kWh DIYLifepo4 bank, all grid-tied.


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