Any experience with BZ Products [RE-wrenches]

[Carl Reuter]

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I recently bought a few 250 watt MPPT type charge controllers from a 
company called BZ Products. The price is right at $70 and it comes with 
a lcd readout screen for volts and amps. The one thing that annoys me 
though and I would love to get feedback on this is that they call it a 
two stage charger thats supposedly adjustable but I come to find it only 
charges to a setpoint and holds the batteries to that point. Sure its 
adjustable but thats it. How can anyone consider that two-stage 
charging? Whats even more stupid is they call that float voltage. I'm 
tempted to return the units even though I have two of them sold. Does it 
seem ridiculous to charge a small system to 14.7 volts and then keep it 
there for the duration of the charge cycle/ One customer would use it on 
a sailboat so I am not as concerned since panels get shaded so 
frequently when the boat swings around at anchor that it would be rare 
that the panels would keep the batteries at 14.7 for long. I told the BZ 
tech or whatever he that of all the places to cut corners not offereing 
true 2 stage charging seems like the wrong approach. Carl Reuter
Land and Sea Solar
Felton Ca 95018

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