Victron Charge Controller Price Crash
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sunshine_eggo
Victron's little biatch
They announced a 30% price drop
yodamota
Solar Enthusiast
holy crow! https://www.canbat.com/product/250v-60a-solar-charge-controller-victron-energy-lifepo₄/
250/60 for 568 CAD before tax
250/60 for 568 CAD before tax
sunshine_eggo
Victron's little biatch
Victron MPPT 150V/250V VE.Can SmartSolar Charge Controller
Harness the power of the sun with the Victron MPPT VE.Can Charge Controller - fast tracking, versatile settings, and effortless connectivity options.
www.currentconnected.com
250/100 for US$613. I paid over $900 for mine.
sunshine_eggo
Victron's little biatch
Victron is Over-priced Eurotrash. Why would anybody buy Victron over an AiO?
Well if you have 5 running in parallel you can lose 4 and not have an issue on the frig :) The four or five can also double as space heaters for the winter time.
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cs1234
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@sunshine_eggo
It must be your fault, they saw your thread title and had no choice but to slash prices. Hopefully they drop inverters next!
It must be your fault, they saw your thread title and had no choice but to slash prices. Hopefully they drop inverters next!
Tomthumb62
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Dang. Too bad they didn’t do this in September, I would’ve saved a nice chunk.
Do you know if this is simply a sale or a more permanent change in their pricing structure?
Bluedog225
Solar Wizard
Holy smokes!
Solarcabin Channel
Solar Addict
A better question might be why they were so overpriced for so long?
Victron is made in India and Malaysia with Chinese components and while they are good controllers there are some that are better without having to buy extra features and people are shying away from apps controlled devices that collect your personal info.
Victron is made in India and Malaysia with Chinese components and while they are good controllers there are some that are better without having to buy extra features and people are shying away from apps controlled devices that collect your personal info.
Brucey
Velcro Man
What extra features are you referring to?
The other day I had my son install the Victron connect app on his phone so I could show him how the ip22 12/30 charger can be configured and to view historic data. All he needed was the 6 digit pin for the device. Zero personal data or account required.
Brucey
Velcro Man
Based on what Current Connected mentioned the other day it's a permanent adjustment.
Solarcabin Channel
Solar Addict
No digital readout, no temp sensor and other features included with other brands. You have to buy them separately.
Apps collect the data from your phone. I am not accusing Victron of doing that but it is now a big security concern.
Totally agree on the apps but unfortunately the word app and spyware seems to go hand in hand. I try to install as few apps as I can on a phone since they all do it. Wife installs everything she can find app wise and can't understand why she has to reboot her phone from time to time with all of the spyware crap that gets left running in the background from the apps choking it down.
You might be surprised to learn, the biggest security concern on any given phone (aside from the Facebook app lol) is actually the manufacturer, Samsung, Google, apple , if you've got a smart phone, you are being tracked.... If it's got a microphone its recording you, if it's got a camera that's being watched too
The only true way to be safe from this huge invasion of privacy is not to play the game
Q-Dog
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About $180 off for the 150/60 I bought just over a year ago. My intention was to get a second one, but plans may be changing.
While some yell that Victron equipment was overpriced before (mostly those who were always too cheap to buy it, I notice) I think they deserve a big round of applause for passing on savings to the customer when they are able to do it. And some here need to stop inventing alleged problems and app-related security concerns when they have no actual evidence that they exist. If you can document a security concern, have at it and please do share. But putting a manufacturer in a bad light over things you just dreamed up as a theoretical problem, because some other companies do it, is just wrong.
I have to admit, I've become a very big fan of Victron over the past year. My equipment works well and is rock-solid reliable. I'm monitoring my system using a Raspberry Pi, with software that Victron made available for free, at a time when most companies are trying to charge a subscription for almost everything. And now they drop the price on equipment that many people already love. I wish more companies acted like Victron, and will be putting together an order for more of their stuff in the next few days.
I have to admit, I've become a very big fan of Victron over the past year. My equipment works well and is rock-solid reliable. I'm monitoring my system using a Raspberry Pi, with software that Victron made available for free, at a time when most companies are trying to charge a subscription for almost everything. And now they drop the price on equipment that many people already love. I wish more companies acted like Victron, and will be putting together an order for more of their stuff in the next few days.
Solarcabin Channel
Solar Addict
Oh believe me I am very aware. I happen to be one of those guys that can program an app to track you and collect your data.
I don't do that and my specialty is personal assistant AI and my son is in Tech security but yes, you are being tracked by most tech these days.
Don't get me started on face recognition cameras in cities.
I agree with you about app controlled equipment, if you need a smart phone to work your solar setup , it's pretty useless to me
1201
Net zero
They did studies and focus groups and forecasts that said they could sustain those prices.
The market must have changed on them and they have adjusted accordingly.
Their viability as an ongoing concern with the pressure form China, remains to be seen
Ps. It seems the dropped pricing on their low voltage controllers? Maybe that market is shrinking. I know I sold my love voltage aios when I saw what the price of wire was.
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Robbert
Solar Enthusiast
For most Victron equipment you don't necessarily need a smartphone, if you don't want to.
Plug it in a Cerbo or PI with VenusOS and you can access it via you local network on a PC.
Q-Dog
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What charge controllers are better than Victron? There are a couple that I think are equal, but Victron has more features.
Solarcabin Channel
Solar Addict
You have to buy the addon features and accessories separately for the Victron that are included with some other brands.
Renogy actually ranks higher in most reviews for the lower end controllers. Midnight and Epever are as good quality and have feature built in like digital readout and can be controlled without an app.
I know, some people swear by Victron but some people also swear at them and there are quite a few negative reviews on their forum:
All Posts - VictronEnergy
community.victronenergy.com
I am not saying they are bad and just that they have been overpriced IMO.
Brucey
Velcro Man
The ones that come to mind are the midnite solars, as they have options for arc fault and ground fault detection.
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