Renogy Rover MPPT Will INCREASE Your Van Solar Power by 30% | Van Life Solar Charge Controller

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How i gained 30% EXTRA solar power in my van by fitting the Renogy Rover MPPT charge controller into my van and taking out the old PWM that i in there had made so much difference to the health of my leisure batteries, you get more power from low light places like England by fitting a MPPT than any other controller. they may cost a bit more but whats cost when you get more power from your battery and its health is kept in better shape.
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[@UrbanVanlife]

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[@lifesasprinter4409]

Checked out your review on these, my came today, very happy just need to set it up, but first impressions are excellent, cheers Dave

[@UrbanVanlife]

That’s great man . Mines giving me so much more power than the old unit . I’m so happy I changed

[@fleetwoodfollies]

Very informative, now ready to fit my Rover mppt. Thank you.

[@JK-pf4um]

Great video, just bought one it will be an upgrade from my renogy adventure.

[@UrbanVanlife]

there a great bit of kit , and never failed to deliver to be fair , even in low sun light

[@normnilsson7208]

I stayed til the end, just wanted you to know - and good job on the upgrade

[@anthonyulibarri3690]

5:28 BEST DAMN VIDEO ON THE INTERNET BY FAR ON HOW TO PROGRAM A ROVER MPPT, THANK YOU SIR!

[@emmaurbanvanlife120]

kA- boom 💥 another great video! Always learn new things!

[@UrbanVanlife]

Omg I hope nothing goes ka boom

[@leedaggett4526]

Thanks bro this video helped me more then any out there

[@UrbanVanlife]

Thanks Lee, glad it’s helped buddy

[@johnbrady6756]

You really explain in laymans terms what you are doin and very knowledgable exellent .👍

[@UrbanVanlife]

Thank you John, we always say just say it how it is and get stuff done, and it usually works out just fine!!!

[@zerodegrees8]

mppt really shines when you connect youre solar panels in series of 24v, 36v, 48v etc rather than plain 12v parallel. Check the manual, max PV voltage of 100 volts dc, the charge controller converts it to 12 volts to charge youre battery bank.

[@legend343]

Absolutely brilliant instructions here. I have a boat so it’s the same set up. Thanks for sharing geezer 👍⛵️⚓️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇸🇪 //Warren

[@UrbanVanlife]

Thanks Warren! Happy sailing ⛵️

[@legend343]

Just installed 2 Renogy Rovers, 20amp thanks to you it was a piece of pi….. simple 👍

[@beardednomadvanlife6363]

Another thing the manual doesn't show is the tiny ground screw on the right side of the unit ...mine was acting all whacky and one of my 2 sealed lead acid batteries just went dead and I'm not sure if the unit not being grounded had anything to do with it but seems charge controller is working better now that I ground the unit to my new home made ground busbar

[@winstonsmiths2449]

Love the "outro". This info is EXACTLY what I was looking for. I am going to return my Renogy on general purposes/principle. Should not have to look for this info. I am going to keep the Renogy until I get my new MPPT, whichever brand that will eventually be. AND...the BT password is not given to the customer. We have to go find that to. REALLY? Had a Victron 100/30, DOA and customer service was 1.5 months long on getting answers and was ultimately refunded all my money. I do not know which MPPT I will be going with at this rate.

[@puppetpatti]

I'm really liking the beard Neil. Have you ever had one before. Also great upgrade! I still have van fever but can't. Must keep myself under control.

[@UrbanVanlife]

Being hijeat patti Iv never had more than a few days stubble ever . But I’m enjoying growing one just to see . I said I’d give it 6 month at and see . And I really hope one day you get a van I can see you in one chilled by an open fire loving life

[@Steve-fz3ju]

Hi, good video, I've got one of these to fit and I'm just wondering how much heat it throws out so I can work out where to put it.

[@OutdoorswithErik]

Dude, I wish I had the knowledge that you do on this stuff, I could use some solar for the Cabin:). Thanks for the shoutout brother!

[@UrbanVanlife]

You have a friend who can talk you trough it all mate so you do know . We can get it in man

[@daveyboy8907]

Urban Explorer no better time than now.. I just did mine..

[@jtnoodle]

It's not that hard. I just installed a 3 panel mppt renogy controller set up. I don't know shit about solar. After watching a bunch of videos, I felt confident to take it on. Went pretty smooth and easy aside from a few issues of running cables.

[@colintranter5162]

@@jtnoodle Was that 3 separate MPPT charge controllers? Not being familiar with your set up wouldn't a bigger more amperage controller suffice?

[@ironian24]

I bought this mppt 40amp and installed it yesterday, by the time I installed it started to get dark, so not a lot of voltage coming in. I'll find out today if it is working well. Does this unit have an internal fuse? I have 2 x renogy flex solar panels stuck to my roof.

[@professornez]

Dig the beard mate, looking like a serious urban explorer now 🎅🏼

[@UrbanVanlife]

The mrs has started calling me a MIKING . Which she’s happy to her own amusement just shortened mini and Viking . Cos apparently I’m a small angry ginger Viking . I guess it’s kind of true lol . Thanks for watching bro means a lot man . Stay safe dude

[@go.succeed]

nice video my friend, love.

[@UrbanVanlife]

Thank you 🤗

[@NOMAD-LEISURE]

Just orderd 1 ,hope der good 😂

[@TURNKEYiNK]

Hi. Thanks very much for posting the video. I will be setting up my MMOT controller soon! Can you tell me where I can get more information on the ‘Equalize’ setting, I’m not familiar with this (I’ll be using two 12v 80A.H. batteries in parallel)? Thanks again.

[@UrbanVanlife]

Hi there if you have a look on the 12 volt planet website or blogs they should have a lot of information hope this helps, thanks for watching and good luck!

[@Frigorific12]

*Another great film! Thanks for sharing ! like 12 Natalya*

[@UrbanVanlife]

Thank you

[@fazimabdool6437]

@@UrbanVanlife great video man ...got a question for you , some people say the Rover has low output ! How have you found it's performance since installation ? Thanks mate

[@cleangreen2210]

Thanks for the vid! I have a 40a renogy rover charge controller with a 24v battery bank - two 12v 100ah CHINS batteries wired in series. How can I set the Renogy settings from CHINS: the max voltage 30+, etc. The Rover only wants to go to 17 for the voltage settings in user mode.

[@UrbanVanlife]

im not sure on the settings now as we dont have that van any more and the new build has a different mppt , sorry

[@cronaman3196]

does it only let you change your settings once? because i changed mine, not knowing what i was doing and just looking out of curiosity (didnt change any setting) and now when i go back to actually adjust the settings i van only change the volts and battery type. it doesnt let me acsess the boost, float, equalizer, all that jazz. once i set it is it perminant because thats not cool.

[@cliffwoods2073]

How did the Renogy do? Was thinking about getting the same one.

[@ejdd3442]

Great Video, I purchased this controller (60 AMP essentially the same) for my boat and am OK with it. I use it to keep 400 AH lithium batteries charged, monitor with the BT2. My energy consumers use relatively low amperage except for the 12 volt fridge and that is somewhat low. My only issue is the Load terminals, they do not output voltage they are in the off mode all the time. It seems like the design is to output voltage when the panels are not powered (night), this makes no sense to me, unless you are simply using it for a timer after the panels stop producing. I thought the purpose of load is to use surplus energy when the batteries are topped off, that would be a great idea since the solar panels would not have any use for the solar energy after the batteries are at 100%+.

[@Busterhymen892]

Hello, you have to program the times you want the load terminals to be hot, its not automatic. Look in your manual for that info doc.

[@VanOnTour]

One of the best upgrades you can do in a van.

[@UrbanVanlife]

VanOnTour thanks my friend and yer TOTALY agree I notice so much more power in low sun or no sun lol

[@UrbanVanlife]

VanOnTour I’m down ypur end in March bud . Well down the Jurassic coast any way

[@VanOnTour]

@@UrbanVanlife I'll have to come say hello.

[@UrbanVanlife]

VanOnTour I’ll get in touch when we are down that end mate and say hi

[@ratchetboo]

How does one set the maximum charge level so we don't overcharge the battery?

[@64MAGA24]

Hello, what are u putting inside the holes on R Rover where P-P+ and B- B+ go? Thanks 4 great video

[@UrbanVanlife]

i dont realy understand the question bud but , the pannel connects , tehn the battery and the end two connections are for an auxiliary i just have my rear inner light connected to it so when o press the right arrow button on the rover the light comes on and off when pressed again if that helps

[@64MAGA24]

I have same Charge Controller but just switched to 60amp. Did u tin the end of the battery cables before installing into the Renogy? Looks like u did? Says u don’t need to tin the wires but I thinks it makes a better conduction. Thanks 4 another really helpful video. TC, MaryAnn

[@UrbanVanlife]

Yer I allways tin up ends mainly like ypu say it gets a better connection . Iv allways done it like that . Thanks buddy

[@Coopdundee]

I’m getting the same charger for my trailer coming from the Eastern Sierra California

[@UrbanVanlife]

Well that will be a very well travelled charger!!! You’ll have to make it have many more travels so it is will travel the globe!! 🙂

[@pedrocasamichana764]

Awesome video and explication!! How many amph in sunny day? And..best day after your upgrape? Thanks!

[@UrbanVanlife]

Ohhh this was a while ago this one mate and on an older van we had . I really don’t remember mate sorry

[@emiloles9873]

Thanks for a great video how do you connect your light to the load?

[@UrbanVanlife]

There is just 2 connections under the load button there a pos and neg . And they just go in and turn on from the unit

[@markbuckley1377]

Neil, wanna do a short video on how to change the glow plugs on a T4 2.5

[@UrbanVanlife]

Most of them are easy to get to mate but 1 is a total pain in the ass but there is a special spanner you can get so I’m told mate . I did mine last year and didn’t find it that hard but 1 was a nightmare

[@stek2190]

Spoke to one of your subscribers other day halfords Wavertree told me about this channel 👍

[@UrbanVanlife]

ste k oh nice man that’s cool . Not many of us scousers on KZbin lol thanks for stopping bye

[@stek2190]

@@UrbanVanlife lol yeah. Said he was ya mate,want to look at my van coz seen it about round town. was saying about your solar controller but told him I've already got 1. But got you channel name off him 👍

[@UrbanVanlife]

ste k just seen your build video . Man that’s some beast you got there mate . Lovely build thst well done if I ever see you thst vans getting recorder lol

[@stek2190]

@@UrbanVanlife based huyton lol

[@UrbanVanlife]

Defo have to come and see this van made and get your story on camera if your ever game .

[@douglundy5755]

Just looking for setup tips, installed mine and we could use specific on the menu and ...all the proctology isnt really helpful. Thanks for the video.

[@bobscullion7374]

Hi Neil, enjoying the videos, old and new. regarding the solar controller and load output (which I'm struggling to get my head round) youve connected light to the output load, will these only work when solar power from the panels is going to the controller? (this is where I get confused because why would you want the power to the lights in daylight when you have solar). Someone said they connect their coolbox to the load output which I thought was a good idea but again not exactly sure how "load output" actually works. Can you explain in "Diddy Terminology" for me please? Sorry to waffle on. Cheers mate, keep the videos coming

[@UrbanVanlife]

hey bob great question , the load will be loaded from solar when you have solar but when you dont have any then the load comes from your battery , kind of like a 2 way switch you dont see , so the source always has power wether it be from solar or battery , hope this helps

[@bobscullion3533]

@@UrbanVanlife cheers Neil, I thought it was a case of using the power from the solar panel when the batteries were full from the load output. Why the lights? surely the majority of time youll be using lights when its a bit darker with less power being produced by the solar, why not just draw your power for the lights from the leisure battery and power something else like a fridge/coolbox or usb charging points?

[@user-fw6eg3hc8f]

Many of these load outputs have different modes to choose from

[@NOMAD-LEISURE]

Hiya do u know if u can connect an lcd screen to this instead of the bluetooth module? Done search in Ebay and the bt module ( bluetooth) only comes up cheers

[@UrbanVanlife]

It’s not something Iv thought Of doing to be honest mate but after you mentioning it . I did a search my self and I am only getting the Bluetooth add on for it as well . Sorry I couldn’t help

[@curtchase3730]

I find controllers that sport that accessory power tap is kinda silly IMO. Even my cheap $15 (US) PWM has that. It's mainly a convenience thing. Now, what's with the low voltage shutdown? If there is no sun, the battery starts to go flat, what can the controller do about it? Is that low voltage shut down simply disconnect a load to that accessory tap or what?

[@user-fw6eg3hc8f]

Yes

[@rushcirket852]

Great video mate. I’ve bought this controller too. What size cable did you use to go back to the battery please? Did you put a Renogy fuse in before the mppt too?

[@UrbanVanlife]

I fused both sides and uses 6mm cable from mppt To battery

[@rushcirket852]

Thank for the reply. 6mm sounds good, I’ve got a 120w panel that produces 18v - 6.7 something Amps.

[@glenfilby7637]

Nice vid olmate thanks,,,,you might want to recosider pump placement ALL THE LOVE AND THE POWER FILBZ PORT MAQ.......YOU MIGHT NOT.... PEACE

[@yvettestewart8002]

Can you install the Renogy 40 Amp charge controller in the storage compartment in the front area of a travel trailer? It would be located in storage under queen bed in front of trailer. I was concerned about ventilation, but it seems people are putting them in cargo areas.

[@UrbanVanlife]

Not 💯 sure as it’s not something we have ever done so wouldn’t want to give misinformation on it without actually seeing, maybe try asking in some Facebook groups or on Instagram as there are always people who have done what you are trying to do and would be able to advise better than us!

[@yvettestewart8002]

@@UrbanVanlife Thank you.

[@chriskennedy2298]

Hi folks I've this just set up as directed. But only getting 0.02 of load out? What am I doing wrong

[@chriskennedy2298]

I may have not programmed the load out. If its set at 0 it load only when no daylight?

[@josefandino4090]

Hello, quick question! What is the equalizer exactly? And at what amount should I put mines at?

[@UrbanVanlife]

ok in the basic form , its an overcharging on your battery after they have been fully charged , basically doing this it stirs up negative chemicals that sit at the bottom of the battery and mixes it so the battery is in better condition , so now im going to sound like a mad man but when you get a bottle of juice and after a while the flavour sits at the bottom we shake it to mix it all up again to taste nice , this is kind of what equalisation dose to a battery . hope this kind of makes sense .

[@annagriffiths717]

Any ideas why my parents Renogy rover 40 stuck in constant night mode, I set my own battery parameters and goes back to default setting and we have already fried one battery 🤷🏼‍♀️ on the Renogy control panel the upper LED not on and not registering any faults. It’s a warm sunny day in wales without any clouds - I’m baffled

[@UrbanVanlife]

thats a strange one , have they gone trough all the settings , this is very odd

[@annagriffiths717]

@@UrbanVanlife found out what it was 🤦🏼‍♀️ installer put wires from solar direct to load terminal! Wires switched and all working as it should now 🙋🏼‍♀️

[@stevenking2465]

Hi, could you advise as I've just bought the same MPPT - does the PV led always stay lit? Just installed mine but it's now dark and it's not lit up, does it only light up when the solar panel is drawing amps ? IE during light

[@UrbanVanlife]

hi mate yer mine stays on as well , its just an indication that every thing is working and battery's are connected

[@douglundy5755]

the battery light stays lit, the PV light comes on with solar output only, and the digital shows voltage level and scrolls through menu items on command

[@thestadium00]

Just need some sunshine now haha

[@UrbanVanlife]

john Daniels arrrr u see now that’s why I upgraded cos it pulls in 30% more from what little sun we get

[@daveyboy8907]

Damn ✈️

[@leginswheels2416]

Why can you not connect solar before battery,what happens if fuse between battery and mppt should blow then only solar will be connected so what happen then?I can't find any info anywhere.

[@UrbanVanlife]

It’s to do with the output side of the unit . It uses the power of the battery to regulate the in and output . So depending on what it’s set at from factory your panels could have more power and there is a chance some thing can blow internally . Iv never known it to happen but it’s just some thing people do and recommended . Power the unit before adding solar . Even renogy recomend it

[@douglundy5755]

the programmings starts at 5 minutes in, THANKS, these manuals are sketchy and leave out the vital details.

[@PattisArtInnaVan]

Neil, wish you lived in the States so you could help me with this solar stuff. I'm learning it, but slowly slowly!

[@UrbanVanlife]

Patti Crane dude find me on twitter or instergram and just dm me mate I’m ALLWAYS happy to help

[@ratsix2085]

looking more like ...urban CHRIS EVANS ......the soldering iron wasn't the LEXIVON...please explain..as always informative and good to watch neil...

[@UrbanVanlife]

The soldering iorn was the lexivon lx771

[@ratsix2085]

@@UrbanVanlife ok chris...you got me....as your a part time sales men....how about drl stick on indicators,the ones that wave in n out....wink wink nod nod...

[@UrbanVanlife]

ratsix you have me confused.com here mate

[@ratsix2085]

forgot to say...your informative videos are to be watched for us to do are own work...

[@UrbanVanlife]

ratsix I can come and do jobs for people . I charge daily in dabloones

[@BellefontePerson]

I just mounted a Renogy 100 watt panel on my minivan yesterday and have the rover 20 amp mppt controller. 35 ah mightymax battery. Yesterday was nice and sunny, battery was quickly at 100%. I used my 12 volt fan a few times and it was only drawing .67 amp. Night came. No load on the battery except the charge controller. 1.5 hours after dark my battery was at 94% according to the controller. Around 11:30 PM as I was going to bed it showed 92%. I decided to disconnect the panel and battery from the controller. Got up this morning and it's overcast and rainy but my panel is still giving power. Hooked everything back up and within half an hour the battery was at 100%. Is it normal for the battery to drain at night just with the controller connected? Edit: as I was connecting a 12v socket to the load, the positive solar wire fell out of the controller and touched the 12v socket. It sparked and I smelled ozone. Charger still works but the load doesn't work now.

[@UrbanVanlife]

Most will discharge by a small persentsge over night plus cold and things like they may give you a small drop 2% I would Nd we worry about mate . Also when the battery’s are not in a cycle the acids level out which is normal and you could get a drop off that to . As for the load it could have blown something in the unit by shorting it . Your lucky cos it could have killed the unit . Allways worth having a double pole switch in ypur solar cables incase you need to work on the system it isolates every thing coming in

[@BellefontePerson]

@@UrbanVanlife Thanks. I'm hoping there is a fuse in the controller and that was what blew. I'm going to take it apart tomorrow and see.

[@cmd663]

You have a water pump and water pipes next to it?

[@UrbanVanlife]

Yep . And your point is lol

[@martin.lyons-adventures]

What settings is a AGM battery

[@UrbanVanlife]

We no longer have this unit mate so I can’t help on this one mate sorry

[@stevewaslin7171]

I know it’s a old video but was the Mppt any good

[@UrbanVanlife]

It was brilliant when we had the van mate

[@JohnKut]

is there any setting/switch to Run/Stop solar charging on the controller?

[@UrbanVanlife]

No but you can fit an isolator switch to stop the feed from the panels if you wanted to

[@user-fw6eg3hc8f]

There's really NO reason to want to stop the controller other than for service. If set right it will just float the batteries for best life.

[@colintranter5162]

@@UrbanVanlife Excuse my ignorance, if one was going to put an isolating switch on the solar would it go on the positive or negative?

[@stevemcgowan3017]

Hey man nice vid.just ordered same controller to go with an extra 3 solar panels on top my t4 .they 30watt panels.already have 100watt panel at front with an epever mppt.i did order a renogy mppt positive ground 😂by mistake.didnt know you could get them.so reordered negative ground one.bit extra money.we should have been in cornwall already but wife says go September maybe when calmer.she comes from st austell so should know.im dying to fly my Mavic air drone there too.we always camp off grid.know some great spots .so ciao for now,Steve and jeannie.😀

[@UrbanVanlife]

Hey guys thanks for watching . And yer we loved it down there but bloody covid screwed the whole world upside down mate . And that mppt is a really nice bit of kit as well it’s just nice to know in low light your getting good power . Hopefully see you on the road once it’s all over mate . Safe travels . Neil and Emma

[@stevemcgowan3017]

Urban Explorer ok Neil am Emma .well come July 3rd I want be off on way Cornwall at night but wife is not sure yet .is it worth Gettin that Bluetooth thing for controller and I’m wondering can I use 2 controllers at same time or on separate batteries mayb ok

[@stevemcgowan3017]

Where you from by the way ?piss down here in Crewe outside my mums .ive been a window cleaner 37year now 😀

[@stevemcgowan3017]

Hi do you thjnk I need a surge protector for my 3 parallel solar panels just 30watt they give good charge even in cloud ⛅️

[@UrbanVanlife]

@@stevemcgowan3017 id defo have as much protection as you can mate , I don't think you can ever have to much , I know with the new build we are prob going over the top , but mate its safety , that's what I look at

[@techtinkerin]

How does mppt work? Yes.

[@fredtalk5736]

How many solar panels do you have? Total watts of panels?

[@UrbanVanlife]

I just have the 1 panel on the roof it’s a 160

[@fredtalk5736]

I have 4 100 watt panels and for some reason my rover charge controller said I was only pulling 21 volts from panels and like 5 amps. I’ll check it today to see total watts pulled but I wasn’t impressed. :(

[@zerodegrees8]

@@fredtalk5736 connect your solar panels in series

[@HappyPlaceCamping]

We haven't installed solar. We're not really in favor of it. Least not at this time. Maybe someday in the future.

[@UrbanVanlife]

Yer it’s each to there own . I ran for years with out solar but now I have it I’m use to full power all the time . You get spoiled

[@HappyPlaceCamping]

@@UrbanVanlife Very true. Though no power is kind of a fun challenge.

[@UrbanVanlife]

Happy Place Camping now your talking old school there . Ypur giving our ages away . All these funky kids that watch our channels think we are all 23 years old lol

[@HappyPlaceCamping]

@@UrbanVanlife 🤣

[@richardmartini9784]

What the heck dose equalize mean What dose float mean And so on Come on man...?

[@UrbanVanlife]

Means you have a lot of reading to do and a while spent on Google my friend . . Boost float equalise are all parts of the battery charging process buddy