I am putting together a portable power box consisting of 200W solar panel, 100Ah LiFePo battery, Renogy 2000W inverter and 30A switchable power supply. I'm considering incorporating the Epic PWRgate by West Mountain Radio to handle switching between power sources and to use as an MPPT charge controller. Any experience with the PWRgate out there?
West Mountain Radio Epic PWRgate - good or bad?
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K8MEJ
Owner, Off-Grid Power Systems
It's probably too late for the OP, but I can answer this for the historical record 
It works fine, but make note of the low PV input maximum voltage. It's only 30Voc, so make sure your solar panel(s) don't exceed this voltage. You'll likely only want to use multiple panels that are wired in parallel. The MPPT tracker has very little RFI, even when the radio (HF) is right next to it.
It works fine, but make note of the low PV input maximum voltage. It's only 30Voc, so make sure your solar panel(s) don't exceed this voltage. You'll likely only want to use multiple panels that are wired in parallel. The MPPT tracker has very little RFI, even when the radio (HF) is right next to it.
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