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BrandSunforce
Manufacturer Part Number60012
Sizing and Specifications
Item Weight8 Ounces
Height7 inches
Length4 inches
Width2.25 inches
Product Description
Amazon.com Product Description
The Sunforce 60012 7 Amp Charge Controller prevents overcharging and discharging of 12 Volt batteries. It is intended for use with 12 Volt solar panels and maintains 12 Volt batteries in a fully charged state. It can handle up to 7 amps of array current and up to 105 watts of solar power. The controller is easy to use with a yellow charging light that indicates that your battery is charging, and a green light that indicates a fully charged battery.
Key Component of a Solar System Over 15 Watts
A charge controller is a very important feature of a solar system and must be used on all systems over 15 Watts. A charge controller protects your batteries from overcharge and discharge. Charge controllers are the maintenance free protection of your solar panel and batteries.
A charge controller monitors the battery’s state-of-charge to insure that when the battery needs change-current, it gets it, and also insures the battery isn’t overcharged. Connecting a solar panel to a battery without a regulator seriously risks damaging the battery and potentially causing a safety concern.
Charge controllers are rated based on the amount of amperage they can process from a solar array.
Product Description
The Sunforce 60012 7 Amp Charge Controller prevents overcharging and discharging of 12 Volt batteries. It is intended for use with 12 Volt solar panels and maintains 12 Volt batteries in a fully charged state. It can handle up to 7 amps of array current and up to 105 watts of solar power. The controller is easy to use with a yellow charging light that indicates that your battery is charging, and a green light that indicates a fully charged battery.
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
141 of 142 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
Bad:
Really cheap quality. Included instructions don't provide enough information. Website is just as un-informative. Cheap connector wires (low current), and is not equipped with screw-on terminal junctions.
Good: Product works as advertised. Amazinlgly "regulates" the voltage to the required amount so as not to overcharge the battery. Beware though, in order to test the actual output voltage, you must apply a load on the battery end of the controller BEFORE. Failing this, the output can register volts as high as 20 volts !!! Apparently applying an actual load causes the controller to output the correct voltage range - lucky me, cause I bought 4 units ! The LEDS alternately flickers (fast for good voltage input and slow for low to no voltage on solar panel). The manual did NOT state the order of LED flashes.
(1) Fast LED flashes - good voltage/current
(2) Slow LED flashes - low/no voltage/current
(3) steady Green - fully charged
(4) steady amber - possible no load OR really low voltage/current
I recommend you go out and buy 'em. The are a really good deal and does the job at the best price ! I use them in Jamaica, to provide my appliances with power during power outages (very frequent here). Used with solar panels and DC to AC inverter, of course. Considered using a generator, but too many accidents here with generators, too noisy, too bulky, and during hurricane aftermath, fuel is a problem. Solar is freely available, so it was the BEST option all round.
Hope this helps all readers !
Really cheap quality. Included instructions don't provide enough information. Website is just as un-informative. Cheap connector wires (low current), and is not equipped with screw-on terminal junctions.
Good: Product works as advertised. Amazinlgly "regulates" the voltage to the required amount so as not to overcharge the battery. Beware though, in order to test the actual output voltage, you must apply a load on the battery end of the controller BEFORE. Failing this, the output can register volts as high as 20 volts !!! Apparently applying an actual load causes the controller to output the correct voltage range - lucky me, cause I bought 4 units ! The LEDS alternately flickers (fast for good voltage input and slow for low to no voltage on solar panel). The manual did NOT state the order of LED flashes.
(1) Fast LED flashes - good voltage/current
(2) Slow LED flashes - low/no voltage/current
(3) steady Green - fully charged
(4) steady amber - possible no load OR really low voltage/current
I recommend you go out and buy 'em. The are a really good deal and does the job at the best price ! I use them in Jamaica, to provide my appliances with power during power outages (very frequent here). Used with solar panels and DC to AC inverter, of course. Considered using a generator, but too many accidents here with generators, too noisy, too bulky, and during hurricane aftermath, fuel is a problem. Solar is freely available, so it was the BEST option all round.
Hope this helps all readers !
27 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Two wires to the battery and two wires to the solar panel. It doesn't get much simplier than that. Worked flawlessly out of the box. Yellow LED indicates charging while green LED indicates the battery is charged.
31 of 32 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
I have this unit connect to two automotive 12V batteries with three 15W panels connect to it. So far the charger works as advertised by preventing battery drain when the sun goes down and charging while the panels are producing at least 13 volts. It is pretty much an install and forget item. Additionally I have those same two batteries tied into one of my trucks 12V power points so that the batteries charge when the vehicle is running by way of the alternator. Even with this double charging set up, the charge controller appears unphased and shows a charge light in the daytime and has on two occasions indicated a fully charged green light.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Great Solar Charger
I have this hooked up on my two battery Solar battery bank. No problems and works as described. Easy instructions for hook up. Will charge up to 100 watts of solar panels. Read more
Published 5 days ago by CSM R
prevents overcharging by never (fully) charging
This should be called a charge limiter, not a charge controller, as it will limit your batteries from ever charging up fully, thus never over charging! Read more
Published 27 days ago by B. Higgins
Solar Chargers
I have used this Sunforce 7 amp charger controller and it works great. I keep my battery charged with this unit. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Thunder
Works perfectly and price can't be beat!
I use this solar controller with my 50w Epcom solar panel and single 110aH Deep Cycle battery.This product does exactly what it says. I am able to run my entire bedroom for free. Read more
Published 1 month ago by T. WELTY
Been working perfectly for three years
I have two 20 watt solar panels connected to this controller, along with eight 7Ah 12V sealed batteries on the output side. Read more
Published 3 months ago by W. B. Halper
Simple...and it works with 100 watts!
I think that the quality control on these units is much better that that noted on some of the reviews for this product dated a few years ago. Read more
Published 4 months ago by KirkM
A MUST FOR BEGINNER SOLAR PANEL USERS
This keeps your 12volt battery from over charging. The first one I have had connected for 1 year now and it works as it should. for 12 volt panel up to aprox. 70 watts. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Conejeto
Seems to be working OK
Have been using it several months and it is working OK. We have some huge summer thunderstorms which sometimes take out electronics but this has survived them.
Published 6 months ago by R. Devinney
Great to keep your boat battery charged, see my tip on connectors
I am using this charge controller, together with the HQRP 12W (Size of 10 Watt / 10W) Mono-crystalline Solar Panel 12 Watt 12 Volt in Anodized Aluminum Frame plus HQRP UV Chain /... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Jan K. Hesse
JACOBS REVIEW
THERE WERE ALL KINDS OF CONTROLL CHARGERS OUT THERE?ALL OF THEM MADE MY HEAD SPIN, I LOOKED AT TONS OF CONTROLLERS! Read more
Published 7 months ago by SOLOR CRAZY
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