Rich Solar 60 Amp 12V-48V MPPT Solar Charge Controller

18th of 23 we've scored in Charge Controllers

18th of 23 in Controllers

Rich Solar 60 Amp 12V-48V MPPT Solar Charge Controller

12/24/48 V auto system
60-79 A charging
2-year warranty

SVT Score, Lower

Usability5.3/10Social5.0/10The SVT Score is placed on its category's range

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An older 60 A MPPT controller that auto-detects 12 V to 48 V banks, takes 150 V strings, runs a 20 A load output and adds Bluetooth through a separate module.

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SKU: RS-MPPT60 Category: Charge Controllers Brand: Rich Solar

Usability

5.3 out of 10

Capacity860 A rated charge current, on the 60 to 79 A rung

Array: 800 W at 12 V up to 3,200 W at 48 V
Load: 20 A rated load current

Efficiency8Up to 98 percent conversion efficiency, on the 98.0 to 98.9 percent rung

No-load loss: 0.7 to 1.2 W per the manual
Conflict: manual table prints under 98 percent; spec sheet says up to 98

Operating Range7150 V maximum solar input at 25 °C, on the 150 to 199 V rung

Cold: maximum solar input falls to 145 V at -25 °C
Temperature: runs from -35 to 45 °C

Features6Load output, user-defined setting; sensor and Bluetooth as add-ons

Ports: RS485 and RS232 with Modbus; battery-voltage sense port
Bluetooth: BT-1 module on the RS232 port, $35.99

Verification2No listing or recognition for RS-MPPT60 in any directory

Claim: page names no safety standard

Better on verificationRenogy REGO 60A ControllerCSA's directory (file 302738) lists the RCC60REGO to UL 1741. $469.99Scores 8.0

Warranty & Support12 years, marked prorated; half cover in year two, one rung down

Schedule: full replacement in year one, customer pays half in year two
Condition: receipt or registration within 30 days sets the start date

Better on warranty & supportRenogy REGO 60A ControllerRenogy's warranty document lists it at 5 years for materials. $469.99Scores 6.0

Price

List: $299.99 at richsolar.com
BT-1: Bluetooth module $35.99 at richsolar.com

Summary

48 V ready, Bluetooth sold separately

What it is: an older 60 A die-cast MPPT controller that detects 12 V to 48 V banks, with a load output, for larger RV, cabin and off-grid systems
The trade-off: 60 A, 150 V strings and 48 V support, but a heavy case, Bluetooth only as an add-on and a 2-year prorated warranty
Not checked: neither the manual nor the spec sheet lists the box contents, so the temperature sensor is treated as sold separately
Look elsewhere for: built-in Bluetooth or strings above 150 V

Strengths

Detects 12 V to 48 V banks
Accepts higher-voltage panel strings
Load output with timer and light control
High conversion efficiency
Low self-consumption

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Drawbacks

Bluetooth needs the BT-1 add-on
Large, heavy case
Short, prorated warranty
Case suited to dry locations only
Small Amazon rating count

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Social score

5.0 out of 10

RedditBrand-level4 out of 10

Scope: few Reddit threads name Rich Solar, and those found are complaints
Battery: an r/SolarDIY owner's new ALPHA 5 read 6.7 V instead of 48 V, and Rich Solar's technician had not returned his call after two days (August 2023)
Order: an r/SolarDIY buyer waited from March for an out-of-stock ground mount, then was told its price had risen from $180 to $699 and cancelled; the refund took months (May 2025)

GoogleBrand-level5 out of 10

Panels: DIY Solar Forum owners of Rich Solar 100 W panels reported them working as rated, one saying eight of them each pushed more than 100 W (August to September 2020)
Defects: an owner of 20 of the 100 W poly panels saw faint snail trails after a summer and found one with a broken diode wire (January 2021)
Controller: another found Rich Solar's MPPT controller OK but its setup and Bluetooth app in need of work (January 2021)
Warranty: a DIY Solar Forum owner reported Rich Solar cut its CIGS panel warranty from 5 years to 1 in 2021 (June 2026); an Escape Forum owner waited six weeks on a warranty claim (August 2024)

YouTubeBrand-level6 out of 10

Will Prowse: in a test of several panels a Rich Solar 200 W mono gave 157 W, 78.5 percent of rating, and a 100 W poly 88 W; he kept the poly first on his list for a small panel (May 2021, about 366,000 views)
Disclosure: Will Prowse states every video includes paid promotion or free product and some links are affiliate links

Amazon5 out of 10

Rating: the RICH SOLAR 60A MPPT listing shows 4.0 stars from 18 ratings, 50 percent five-star, 25 percent four-star and 12 percent one-star (October 2026)
Reviews: the review text sits behind sign-in, so the score rests on the star split, tempered for the small count

User reviewsNot scored

The retailer pool is blank: no US retailer listing carries ten native reviews of a Rich Solar product, and its Walmart listings hold none or one.

Trustpilot

Trustpilot rates richsolar.com 3.2 from 2 reviews, one three-star and one one-star, on a page claimed in October 2023 with no recent invitations (October 2026).

Track record

The BBB rates Rich Solar of Ontario, California an F, not accredited, on 5 complaints closed in three years (October 2026).
No CPSC or Health Canada recall names Rich Solar, searched in October 2026.
Brinkley RV's NHTSA recall 25V042000 (January 2025) replaced an overheating Rich Solar MPPT solar charge controller in up to 1,723 Model G trailers.

Not countedExcluded

Not counted in any pool: the testimonials on richsolar.com, the RICH SOLAR TALK YouTube channel, Rich Solar's Facebook pages and groups, and any brand-run subreddit.
Also not counted: Rich Solar's affiliate program and creator collaborations, dealer pages, and Explorist.life, whose co-branded panel ties it to Rich Solar.

Summary

Brand-level

3.2 on Trustpilot, an F from the BBB

Specs

CapacityNot applicable
AC OutputNot applicable
System Voltage12/24/48 V auto
Panel PowerNot applicable
Charge Current60-79 A
Safety ListingNone verifiable
Cell TypeNot applicable
Low-Temp ChargingNot applicable
Warranty2 Years
MonitoringBluetooth add-on
Weight7.9 lb

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At a glance

11.2 x 8.1 x 3.7 in
Die-cast aluminum case
LCD plus LED indicators
Year of daily history

Company

Rich Solar is the brand of Rich Solar Inc., which says it began in 2005 and keeps its offices and warehouse in Ontario, California.

Where it sells

It sells with a cart at richsolar.com, through a RICH SOLAR Amazon brand store run by the seller SUNRICH ENERGY, on Walmart, and through dealers such as Outbound Power.

Description

The Rich Solar 60 Amp MPPT Solar Charge Controller (model RS-MPPT60) is an older die-cast MPPT controller that detects 12 V, 24 V, 36 V or 48 V batteries.

It charges at up to 60 A, runs a 20 A load output and takes up to 150 V open-circuit at 77 °F (145 V at -13 °F), with up to 800 W of solar at 12 V, 1,600 W at 24 V, 2,400 W at 36 V or 3,200 W at 48 V.

Rich Solar rates conversion at up to 98 percent and MPPT tracking at 99 percent, with a 0.7 to 1.2 W no-load loss per the manual.

It handles Sealed, Gel, Flooded and Lithium batteries plus a user-defined setting, has an LCD with LED indicators, a year of daily history, an external temperature-sensor port, a battery-voltage sense port, and RS485 and RS232 ports using Modbus. Bluetooth needs the BT-1 module, $35.99 at richsolar.com.

The IP32 die-cast aluminum case measures 11.2 x 8.1 x 3.7 in (285 x 205 x 93 mm) and weighs 7.94 lb.