omegaman66
New Member
Hello,
I am looking at a small cheap charge controller that comes in a package with a 30 watt solar panel. The charge controller can only handle 10amps.
Similar charge controllers cost about 10-20 dollars. This one is not mppt. I don't see the company name in the package. Just wondering how much power these tiny cheap charge controllers consume in a 24hr time frame.
extra unimportant info: Off grid, 2hours from home, to power a super small load once a day. I am going overboard with the battery and even having an solar panel in this application is rare. It just sucks to drive two hours to find out the battery is dead and I would prefer that never happens again. The 30 watt panel is way to big but this location is shaded so I won't get close to 30 watts ever.
I am looking at a small cheap charge controller that comes in a package with a 30 watt solar panel. The charge controller can only handle 10amps.
Similar charge controllers cost about 10-20 dollars. This one is not mppt. I don't see the company name in the package. Just wondering how much power these tiny cheap charge controllers consume in a 24hr time frame.
extra unimportant info: Off grid, 2hours from home, to power a super small load once a day. I am going overboard with the battery and even having an solar panel in this application is rare. It just sucks to drive two hours to find out the battery is dead and I would prefer that never happens again. The 30 watt panel is way to big but this location is shaded so I won't get close to 30 watts ever.