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groingo
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# Posted: 7 Nov 2025 01:16pm
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2 of 4 of my new inverters cooked themselves while pulling barely 5 amps, was thankful for the clear case which let me see number 2 was flaming inside.
The 60 amp one started smelling so I returned it for a refund, second one smelled and ignited. Needless to say all have been removed and replaced with my good old reliable non flaming PWM controllers which are doing great, one is my 14 year old Renogy!
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Steve_S
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# Posted: 7 Nov 2025 02:19pm
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Solar Controllers or Inverters ? 2 Very Different things.
Make/Brand and Model please...
Link to said product to avoid if possible.
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gcrank1
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# Posted: 7 Nov 2025 03:44pm
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Yes, MORE info PLS
Only thing jumping into my head is that with the cold the spike in voltage overloaded them (if scc); scc need to be sized with a cushion for intake voltage in case of spikes.
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travellerw
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# Posted: 7 Nov 2025 04:10pm
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Some advice (from someone who has done the dance).
Buy a name brand!
Victron, Midnight, Tristar, ect...
However, there is no argument that today Victron offers the best value.
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Steve_S
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# Posted: 7 Nov 2025 06:27pm
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Searched Groingo's posts, found this
Found this listing on Amazon for the 40A or 60A model. POWLSOJX 20A/40A/60A MPPT Solar Controller 12V-48V Auto, 150V PV Input with DSP Chip
Posted: 22 Aug 2025 01:21pm - Edited by: groingo
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Got the new Bigger 40 amp Powlsojx / Shengen charge controller yesterday, fired it up this morning to my new 800 watt solar to a 60% charged battery and input immediately showed 562 watts at 51 Amps at 36.7 volts early morning partial sky....have never seen such high numbers, everything running cool now throttling down to 27 amps, am looking forward to winter now that I can grab a lot more power over less daylight hours, my problem now is all three of my LFP batteries are fully charged...what a problem to have, all charged up and nowhere to go!
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MtnDon
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# Posted: 7 Nov 2025 07:07pm
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Amazon rating 3 out of 5 stars with 7 reviews
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