Pros & Cons
Pros
Renogy 10 amp solar charge controller is good for basic needs. Can charge up to two, 100-watt panels in parallel. Can also charge an incandescent bulb for 52w.
Cons
When you look into the connection slots before mounting, they appear to be wide open. When i found administrator in the + drop down menu, it asks for a password. Getting in touch with renogy tech support is impossible.
Wanderer 10a is listed as supporting a max pv voltage of 50v and 10a maximum current. The controller never begin charging my lithium battery across 5 days even though it was setup for lithium lifepo4 levels. This for me is pretty much just a battery c... Read More
Highlights
Quality
Simple to set up and had no issues over the month it was used.
After integrating it into my system i discovered that making all electrical connections was very easy and control setup simple ... Read More
The charger was in service for a year then literally melted when it failed.
This one is not, so you have to consider preventing overheating in a closed environment, and leaking water if not protected fro... Read More
Price
This product looked like the optimal choice based on power capacity, size and cost.
I went for this model due to it's price.
Decent controller and a value for the cost
Packaging/appearance
What grade on my system ship quick was packaged good everything was great
Based on the amount of soot in the box, the blistered paint on the panel it was mounted to, and what was left of the melted bla... Read More
Competitiveness
Some manufacturers don't understand that a customer may be willing to pay more for a good product with easy-to-use functions.
Overview
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- This product had a total of 5,101 reviews as of our last analysis date on Oct 7 2024.
Helpful InsightsBETA
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Keeps battery banks topped off
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It has been running flawlessly 257 for four months
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I say warning i found that the 10a charger was unstable under intermittent loads
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I went to the 30a charge controller with the same 50w solar cell and lithium ion battery
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
What was surprising is that at night with no solar cell power the 30a charge controller did not fault out when a load was applied to the circuit as the 10a charger did
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Some how that produced the instability
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The load i was using was a very small 120v inverter that powered a full spectrum light i needed to calibrate my astronomical camera
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