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Rich Solar BRAVO PRO 40 40A Flush Mount Bluetooth MPPT Charge Controller

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

SVT Score, Mid

Usability5.0/10Social5.8/10The SVT Score is placed on its category's range

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A 40 A, 12/24 V flush-mount MPPT controller with Bluetooth built in, a 100 V solar input limit and a custom lithium charge setting, for RV and van wall panels.

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SKU: RS-MPPT40FB Category: Charge Controllers Brand: Rich Solar

Usability

5.0 out of 10

Capacity640 A rated charge current, on the 40 to 49 A rung

Array: 600 W at 12 V or 1,200 W at 24 V recommended

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

Tracking: 99.5 percent MPPT tracking, not scored
Standby: 10 mA standby current

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

Tracking window: MPPT tracks from 15 to 72 VDC
Temperature: -13 to 122 °F on the page; spec sheet table says -31 °F

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

Features6Bluetooth built in, custom lithium setting; sensor optional, no load output

Optional: external temperature sensor and digital remote display
Charging: 5-stage lead-acid, 4-stage lithium, -24 mV/°C compensation

Verification4UL 1741 and CSA 107.1 Recognized Component only (ETL) as RS-MPPT40FB

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

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: $249.99 at richsolar.com

Summary

Flush mount Bluetooth, short prorated Warranty

What it is: a 40 A, 12/24 V MPPT controller with Bluetooth, made to sit flush in an RV, van or boat wall
The trade-off: high conversion efficiency and an app, but no load output, a 100 V string limit and a 2-year prorated warranty
Conflict: the spec sheet's table gives -31 °F as the low operating limit; the page and its own feature text say -13 °F
Look elsewhere for: a 48 V bank, panel strings above 100 V or a load output

Strengths

Bluetooth app monitoring built in
Fits flush in an RV wall panel
High conversion efficiency
Custom charge settings for lithium
Light, compact body

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Drawbacks

No load output terminals
Low string voltage limit
Temperature sensor and remote display cost extra
Short, prorated warranty
Indoor mounting only

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Social score

5.8 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

AmazonBrand-level8 out of 10

Seller: Rich Solar's Amazon US listings sit in a RICH SOLAR brand store sold and shipped by SUNRICH ENERGY
Panels: the 100 W 12 V panel family reads 4.7 from 1,326 ratings, 84 percent five-star and 2 percent one-star; the 200 W 12 V panel 4.6 from 519; the 200 W 24 V panel 4.3 from 252 (October 2026)
Controller: the BRAVO 40 MPPT controller reads 3.8 from 4 ratings (October 2026)

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
Weight1.8 lb

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At a glance

8.3 x 6.1 x 2.2 in body
50 A rated terminals
IP43 enclosure
Multi-peak MPPT tracking

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 PRO 40 (model RS-MPPT40FB) is a 40 A MPPT solar charge controller for 12 V or 24 V batteries, built to sit flush in an RV, van or boat wall panel.

It takes up to 100 VDC open-circuit from the array, tracks from 15 to 72 VDC, accepts up to 40 A of PV current and charges at up to 40 A, with 600 W at 12 V or 1,200 W at 24 V the recommended array. Rich Solar rates MPPT tracking at 99.5 percent and conversion at up to 98 percent, with a 10 mA standby current.

Battery settings cover Crystal, Gel, AGM, Flooded, Calcium, LCO, LFP and LTO plus a custom setting, with 5-stage lead-acid and 4-stage lithium charging and -24 mV/°C temperature compensation.

Bluetooth to the RICH SOLAR app is built in; an external battery temperature sensor and a digital remote display are optional accessories. Protection covers over-voltage, reverse polarity, short circuit and over-temperature.

The IP43 body measures 8.3 x 6.1 x 2.2 in, weighs 1.8 lb, has 50 A rated terminals and is meant for indoor vertical mounting. Rich Solar's spec table lists UL1741, CE, FCC and RoHS.