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OutBack MX60

The MX60 is the ultimate high performance solar controller. OutBack's ingenuity and engineering experience has been combined to maximize the output power of your solar array. The real time Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) system ensures that your solar array is operating at its peak power point regardless of age, shading or environmental conditions. You could get up to 30% more power from your solar panels into your batteries. Systems with large solar arrays are now easy to control thanks to the MX60's 60 amp
DC output current rating for 12, 24 or 48 VDC systems.

Wiring flexibility of your solar array is finally here because of the MX60's wide range DC input, up to 150 VOC. The ability to step-down a high voltage solar array to a low voltage battery can save you money by reducing the size of wire required and making the installation simpler and faster. OutBack's multistage recharging process ensures your batteries are recharged efficiently and correctly to prolong battery life and achieve the best possible performance.

The OutBack MX60 is well made, when you pick it up it feels tough. It is made of cast aluminum, just like the OutBack Inverters, and has a fan built in to keep it cool. The wiring terminals are clearly labeled and it's easy to install the wiring. There is a large terminal for the ground wire which makes it no problem to keep your system code compliant.

My ONLY complaint is that the knock-outs on the sides and bottom are much more difficult to remove than your average knock-out. It's especially difficult to get them out without scratching the paint. Other than that if you want a MPPT charge controller with voltage stepdown (who doesn't?) for your solar array look no farther than the MX60 MPPT Solar Charge Controller from OutBack.

My Overall Rating 9\10

MSRP $650

Buy it now...

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R. Mason (no AT no DOT com) 08/03/2007

Best controller I've been able to find. Been using mine for 2 years charging a 12v bank from a 48v array. Biggest problem I have is the ReBulk setting (voltage that must be reached before a bulk charge is reinitiated) can only be set in 1 volt increments - I would prefer 0.1v increments. The reasoning here is the 13v setting obviously forces a bulk charge every morning. The next available step is 12v (which translates to approximately a 40% charge) is too low. Battery freezing becomes an issue (about 5F at 40%) and I don't like discharging that deep. 70% is my preferred depth so a 12.4v setpoint would be reasonable but it can't be done. If your bank voltage is higher, this becomes less of an issue. The 150v limit is a minor problem, 250 would be nice, but I can live with it.

bart (bartgoofers AT bartgoofers DOT com) 10/27/2007

It would have been nice if the input voltage was able to handle PV-voltages up to 250V. In that case it would be possible to connect a long string of panels (originally connected to a grid-inverter) to the MX60. It would make it possible to go "off-grid" and hook-up to a batterybank.

Linda Wood (desertnymph AT desertnymph DOT com) 04/26/2008

Our three-year old MX60 blanked out for no apparent reason, hot to the touch. No storm that day, 1250 watt solar array intact. Trouble shooting identifies MX60 as the problem. Our call to Outback technical support produced silent bewilderment. 10 year old Xantrex charge controller at our previous residence is still trouble-free. Is the Outback an expensive piece of junk?

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