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solar charger mppt / on - off

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It depends on what you need and have to accomplish. Kind of like asking if a tuxedo, jeans or shorts are best???
 
MPPT is more efficient. It is, essentially, a buck converter with downconverts panel voltage to the battery voltage. So you get power equal to Vmp x Imp x 0.95 (efficency). But it is more expensive too.

PWM (or on/off as you call it) simply connects panel to the battery, so you get power equal to Vbatt x Imp.

So, if you have a lot of panels, go with MPPT. If you have little, the gain in efficiency will not warant higher cost.
 
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