[Elecraft] Who sells a small RF quiet solar charge controller?

[David Rutledge]

 blockquote, div.yahoo_quoted { margin-left: 0 !important; border-left:1px #715FFA solid !important; padding-left:1ex !important; background-color:white !important; } I use Phil Salas', AD5X, automatic voltage reducer to protect my KX3 from over voltage issues with LiPo batteries.  This should work with a solar panel as well. Very small, light & fun to build. Contact Phil for the board. 
http://www.ad5x.com/images/Articles/AutoLiPoVoltageReducer.pdf 
73,DavidAL5M



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On Saturday, March 18, 2017, 11:34 AM, Dean L <dean.k2ww at gmail.com> wrote:

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I use a Genasun GV-5 and a Bioenno Power 4.5 Ah LiFePO4 battery to power my
KX2.  I agree with Jim.  These components work great together--but with one
exception:  I can't float the battery with the GV-5.  When the battery
approaches full charge, its internal monitoring disconnects the battery
from the circuit, causing the GV-5 to go to open circuit voltage of >= 18 V
in full sunlight.  According to Elecraft, this would fry my radio.《《《《《》》

Wouldn't the 18v be on the ARRAY  side of the circuit, not the LOAD side,
therefore the radio would be protected and not see the 18v? Am I missing
something? Is  the radio connected to the battery?

The "Moohoo" on Amazon, that Nicklas suggested has an issue ( according to
reviews) with array voltage dropping ever so slightly, it goes offline.
Typical of the "chenease" junk...

I have ordered The "SBCC", by KI0BK. As someone suggested earlier is a 3
stage controller, battery friendly. Those using it claim it's quiet and
EFFICIENT, very important at $1 a watt and mostly cloudy where I live.
Stick with one designed by a ham,  who's goal is radio quiet-
YMMV, good luck es 73!

Dean K2WW
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