Charge Controllers
November 13th, 2008 | 
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- Blue Sky 2512i
Hotwire Enterprises has many charge controllers (commonly but incorrectly called “regulators”) for both solar and wind powered systems or for a hybrid system. Basically, a charge controller prevents your batteries from becoming overcharged and consequently damaged.
If you’re not sure what you need, give us a call or send us an e-mail and have the following information ready:
- the amp hour capacity of your battery bank
- the type of batteries you’re using (i.e., lead acid/flooded, AGM, gel)
- how many amps you expect to get from what sources (We can help you with this one.) We’ll be glad to point you toward the best options for your needs.
The charge controllers on our list are by no means the only ones we offer. It’s just a sampling and lists the ones most popular among our customers.
BZ Products PWM Controllers
BZ7-12 7 amp $39 BUY NOW ON SALE, NORMALLY $49
BZ 200 16 amp $95 BUY NOW ON SALE, NORMALLY $120
BZ Products MPPT Controllers
BZ 250MPPT 20 amp $140 BUY NOW
BZ 500MPPT 45 amp $250 BUY NOW
BZ 250 MPPT
BZ 500 MPPT
Blue Sky Energy SB50 $499
Morningstar MPPT $259 Data Sheet BUY NOW
Blue Sky Energy Charge Controllers
The low cost Solar Boost 2512i provides an advanced fully automatic 3-stage charge control system to ensure the battery is properly and fully charged, resulting in enhanced battery performance with less maintenance. A partial IPN™ network interface is also included to allow use of the IPN-Remote or IPN-ProRemote displays. Additional features provided in the Solar Boost 2512iX include automatic or manual equalization, battery temperature sensor input, full IPN network compatibility, and an auxiliary output. The user configurable auxiliary output can serve as either a 25 amp load controller, or as a 2 amp auxiliary battery charger. The load control feature can be used to limit excessive battery discharge in unattended remote systems, where as the auxiliary battery charge feature is ideal for charging a separate battery such as the engine battery in an RV. Blue Sky Energy’s advanced Integrated Power Net™, or IPN Network, allows up to 8 IPN capable charge controllers to communicate with each other and operate as a single machine rather than separate charge controllers. The IPN network also allows networked controllers to share an optional battery temperature sensor and remote display. The IPN network does not require a display or other special hardware to operate.
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hello i would like to buy an mppt i have 6 24volt 110watt
panels at the moment i have them wired diretc to the battery which is at least 500amp hours
it is from a fork lift with 12x 2 volt cells
i like the sound of the bz 500mppt whta do think
surinder, I think the BZ500 would be a good choice, but you will need two of them. The max wattage is 500, and you will have 660. They can be “stacked”, such that two of them can be chargiong the same battery bank. I did this recently on a stand-alone cabin system.
John