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New to solar? Then this is the place to start. Basic solar, wind, battery, inverter stuff.

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Panel Angles 1 2 Announcement	Thomas January 2012	43	13.4K	alcatel99 September 19
Illustration of 8 KW (DC) GT Solar PV System Install for Residence in Urban Area 1 2...9 10 Announcement	a0128958 November 2009	279	377.7K	a0128958 August 2016
System Grounding Announcement	OffGridRory March 2011	27	6.7K	Cariboocoot February 2014
Newbie - just need to power refrigerator during power outage	yakapo7 August 23	28	315	mike95490 12:58AM
Solar panel/ charge controller issues? What to do?	Warich September 22	14	98	Warich September 26
Ok, this time I am serious (Texas)	Hey12 September 24	14	58	Hey12 September 25
Please Help My Engineering Group With A Quick 3 Question Survey	SqueakyCleanCleaners September 23	3	47	Ampster September 24
Solar output calculator	Bluedog225 September 24	2	42	Bluedog225 September 24
72v utv solar charge	douglas54 September 23	1	26	mike95490 September 24
24 v inverter efficentcy	alcatel99 August 29	5	101	alcatel99 September 23
Battery maintainer...again.	oldmako September 3	30	172	littleharbor2 September 22
sw4048 stacked	awg September 18	4	41	Dave Angelini September 18
PWM Charge Controller Not Entering Float Mode	Macca September 8	30	187	Macca September 17
MPPT Controller for 60 volt battery bank	spacebass September 15	8	74	spacebass September 16
Need More Batteries?	pabloesguapo September 6	10	104	wellbuilt September 15
Maybe a dumb question...	PauloScheidegger September 13	3	55	PauloScheidegger September 14
Schneider Power Flow	josuegd September 3	4	60	mcgivor September 12
Batteries needed for startup?	Karen August 31	20	146	Karen September 10
Battery Charge Rate ? Check my Math Please.	verdigo59 July 10	7	75	Vic September 7
Adding panels...	pabloesguapo September 7	2	21	mike95490 September 7
Using the grid only as a backup	Skid September 6	3	36	Dave Angelini September 7
New to solar - no load output	dsdurkes August 24	5	54	littleharbor2 September 3
MT50 connecting.....	seasonsx5 August 12	3	51	New_Mexico_Will September 2
What inverter brands are recommended?	yakapo7 September 2	2	81	New_Mexico_Will September 2
confused about gauges	blueskies September 1	5	56	BB. September 1
What size fuses do I need?	SageOldman August 30	5	42	SageOldman August 31
Thoughts on EPEVER v. Renogy MPPT Charge Controller?	Montanaclan May 1	11	452	wellbuilt August 29
not quite a new b	alcatel99 August 25	2	49	alcatel99 August 29
domestic grid solar panel to charge 12v dc	Chris1234 August 28	3	32	mike95490 August 29
Mixing battery sizes	SageOldman August 28	5	54	jonr August 28
Defective Inverter?	nbaker August 19	9	102	nbaker August 28
propane water heater	blueskies August 23	9	86	Graham Parkinson August 27

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