Victron SmartSolar MPPT 250/85-Tr VE.Can solar controller
- Brand:
- Victron Energy
- Part no:
- SCC125085411
Image: Victron Energy
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Specifications
- Type
- Mppt
- Battery voltages
- 12V / 24V / 48V
- Charge current
- 85 A
- Maximum panel voltage
- 250 V
- Maximum panel power
- 1,200 W at 12 V, 2,400 W at 24 V, 3,600 W at 36 V, 4,900 W at 48 V
- Bluetooth
- Yes
- Ingress rating
- IP22 (connection area), IP43 (electronic components)
The SmartSolar MPPT 250/85-Tr VE.Can is a Victron solar charge controller with an 85 A rated charge current. It accepts up to 250 V of panel open circuit voltage and auto-selects 12 V, 24 V or 48 V battery systems. Communication runs over Bluetooth, VE.Direct and VE.Can, and the nominal panel power is 1,200 W on a 12 V battery. The connection area is rated IP22, with the electronics at IP43.
Our take
The VE.Can port lets up to 25 of these controllers be daisy chained, so a large array split across several units can report over one cable. The connection area is only IP22, which means a dry mounting spot.
From our buying guide
NMMA says charging sources must meet the charging profile the battery maker recommends. A charger's presets are its own maker's, so set it from the battery maker's figures.
Check before you buy:
- It can follow your battery's profile, since not every charger can follow a lithium maker's.
- On a boat subpart I covers, each ungrounded output conductor from a battery needs a manually reset, trip-free circuit breaker or fuse within 72 inches of the battery.