Rich Solar BRAVO 40 12/24V 40A MPPT Solar Charge Controller

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Rich Solar BRAVO 40 12/24V 40A MPPT Solar Charge Controller

12/24 V auto system
40-49 A charging
2-year warranty

SVT Score, Lower

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

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A 40 A MPPT charge controller for 12 V or 24 V banks with built-in Bluetooth, a 100 V PV limit, eight battery presets and a custom lithium mode.

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SKU: RS-MPPT40P Category: Charge Controllers Brand: Rich Solar

Usability

5.0 out of 10

Capacity640 A maximum charging current, on the 40 to 49 A rung

Solar: 600 W recommended at 12 V, 1,200 W at 24 V

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

Tracking: 99.5 percent or better MPPT tracking, not scored

Operating Range5100 V maximum PV open-circuit voltage, on the 100 to 149 V rung

Window: tracks between 15 and 72 V
Temperature: −31 to 122°F on the combined spec sheet

Better on operating rangeLiTime 100A MPPT Controller150 V maximum PV input is the 7 rung. $282.99Scores 7.0

Features6Built-in Bluetooth and custom lithium settings; sensor optional; no load output

Presets: eight battery types plus a custom mode
Missing: no load output, no networking between controllers
Enclosure: IP43 board, IP22 connection area, indoor use

Verification4UL 1741 and CSA 107.1 Recognized Component only (ETL) as RS-MPPT40P

Holder: Rich Solar Inc. (Norco, CA) and Future Star Energy (Shenzhen)
Claim: page says UL 1741 certified; the record is Recognized, not Listed

Warranty & Support12 years, prorated: full cover in year one, half in year two

Proration: year two covers 50 percent of replacement cost

Better on warranty & supportRenogy Rover Li 40A ControllerRenogy's product page. $205.99Scores 4.0

Price

List: $159.99 at richsolar.com

Summary

Bluetooth built in, short prorated Warranty

What it is: a 40 A MPPT controller for 12 V or 24 V banks, with built-in Bluetooth, for RVs, vans, boats and small off-grid setups
The trade-off: high rated efficiency and app monitoring, but a 100 V input ceiling and a short prorated warranty
Fit: 7.7 x 5.5 x 2.9 in and 2.6 lb, surface mounted indoors
Look elsewhere for: a load output, networked controllers or high-voltage panel strings

Strengths

Phone monitoring built in
High rated conversion efficiency
Custom charge settings for lithium
Auto-detects system voltage
Conformal-coated circuit board

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Drawbacks

Short warrantyprorated in year two
No load output
Temperature sensor costs extra
Low PV voltage ceiling
Indoor mounting only

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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

AmazonProduct-line5 out of 10

Listing: Rich Solar's Amazon US file for the Bravo 40 and Bravo 50 (B0DHGKSM6M, sizes 40A and 50A) reads 3.8 from 4 ratings, 30 percent five-star, 45 percent four-star and 25 percent two-star (October 2026)
Scope: every rating shown is on the 40A size; the 50A size has none of its own
Owners: one praised the backlit display and app logging of amp-hours (March 2026); one faulted Rich Solar support (June 2025)

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 V auto
Panel PowerNot applicable
Charge Current40-49 A
Safety ListingRecognized component only
Cell TypeNot applicable
Low-Temp ChargingNot applicable
Warranty2 Years
MonitoringBluetooth built in
Weight2.6 lb

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At a glance

7.7 x 5.5 x 2.9 in
LCD with LED charge bar
Remote meter port

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 BRAVO 40, model RS-MPPT40P, is a 40 A MPPT solar charge controller that auto-detects a 12 V or 24 V battery bank. It takes up to 100 V of PV open-circuit voltage and tracks between 15 and 72 V, with 600 W of panels recommended at 12 V and 1,200 W at 24 V.

Rich Solar rates conversion efficiency at up to 98 percent and MPPT tracking at 99.5 percent or better. It has eight battery presets (Gel, AGM, flooded, crystal, calcium, LiFePO4, LTO and LCO) plus a custom mode, an LCD with an LED bar, and built-in Bluetooth for the Rich Solar app.

Ports take an optional remote meter and an optional battery temperature sensor, and there is no load output. The board is conformal coated and rated IP43, with IP22 at the connection area, for indoor surface mounting. It measures 7.7 x 5.5 x 2.9 in and weighs 2.58 lb (1.17 kg).