| Good and Bad Battery Chargers and Solar Controllers for
Ham Radio This list is based on the RF interference findings on ham radio bands
of medium power AC Chargers and Solar Controllers.
I will update the list when I get more reports, pse let me know your findings. Naturally there are also other selection criteria like power/voltage/current rating, quiescent current, LCD/LED display etc but this list is based only on the RF interference findings. Good means no noticeable RF interference.
Bad means
observed RF interference.
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| Model | Description |
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| CTEK MXS 5.0 |
AC Charger 12V/5A |
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| CTEK XS 7000 |
AC Charger 12V/7A |
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| MCH6A |
AC Charger 12V/6A |
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| Biltema 37-778 |
AC Charger 12V/24V 15A |
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| Mascot 9740 |
AC Charger 12V/10A |
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| Benton ECO 4.0 |
AC Charger 12V/4A |
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| Everpower EPA1206PRO |
AC Charger 12V/6A |
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Good Solar Controllers
| Model | Description |
Picture |
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| Victron SmartSolar MPPT 75/15 |
Solar Charge Controller MPPT 12V/24V/15A |
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| JUMA SCC Rev A |
Solar Charge Controller Slow PWM 12V/20A |
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| LANDSTAR LS2024B |
Solar Charge Controller PWM 12V/24V 20A |
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| Tabell VS3024AU |
Solar Charge Controller PWM 12V/24V 30A |
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| Fronius Symo |
Model 5.0-3-M. |
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Bad AC chargers
| Model |
Description |
Picture |
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| Intelligent charger IC-A400012 |
AC Charger 12V/7A |
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| Telwin Defender 8MP |
AC Charger 6V/12V 1A |
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| Benton BX-1 |
AC Charger 12V/3.8A |
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Bad Solar Controllers
| Model |
Description |
Picture |
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| CMTP02 |
Solar Charge Controller PWM 12V/24V 15A |
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| "No name" Chinese model |
Solar Charge Controller PWM 12V/24V 10A |
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| SolarLand SLC-GP240C |
Solar Charge Controller PWM 12V/24V 30A |
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| Victron SmartSolar MPPT 100/20 |
Solar Charge Controller MPPT 12V/24V/48V/20A See RFI |
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2023-03-03 OH7SV
The list will be updated. Pse let me know your findings.
See also this
Man Made Noise Filtering
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