Solar Beginners Corner

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

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Illustration of 8 KW (DC) GT Solar PV System Install for Residence in Urban Area 1 2...9 10 Announcement	a0128958 November 2009	279	375.1K	a0128958 August 2016
Panel Angles 1 2 Announcement	Thomas January 2012	39	12.9K	fauss May 2016
Off grid backyard trailer solar 1 2	tucsonjwt November 2	45	258	ScoobyMike 5:21PM
Renogy kit 1 2	brownbear November 6	34	253	littleharbor2 12:57PM
Kw/hrs grid & Solar	stmoloud November 9	25	159	Photowhit 9:34AM
Generator Power Limits on Outback Inverters	richardimorse November 7	8	83	richardimorse November 8
How to put a battery through a bench test	richardimorse November 8	1	34	BB. November 8
Small Grid Tied inverter	BuildSolar November 7	1	30	jonr November 7
Confused, seeking help for small power source	Georgiachild November 2	6	84	NANOcontrol November 7
Charging parallel battery banks = multiply the maximum charge current by the number of strings	richardimorse November 7	1	24	mcgivor November 7
Hurricane hits off grid solar installation on remote beach which previously had performance issues 1 2	richardimorse October 18	35	256	richardimorse November 7
New Solar Invertor owner, error, help? :(	CDM November 4	5	60	CDM November 4
Midnight 150	tobyhunt November 4	5	62	Photowhit November 4
Remote monitoring and administration	cdrichards2 November 2	7	78	Dave Angelini November 3
MPPT and VOC limits	solardad November 2	13	95	Estragon November 3
Which Battery too I swap out in a battery bank	richardimorse October 25	17	161	richardimorse November 2
Anyone know how many watts on the roof of a Nissan 3500 HT	Birdog October 26	2	50	Birdog November 2
Inverter low voltage at 12.6 Volts?	stmoloud October 29	17	87	BB. October 31
Heating option 1 2	parbob1 October 21	32	334	Dave Angelini October 30
Microinverter to 220V-120V step down transformer to AC wall socket possible?	meridiansolar October 2011	25	4K	bill von novak October 29
Morningstar MPPT-45 charging problem after firmware update	Jaro October 29	2	50	BB. October 29
kWh required to keep batteries charged?	lasitter October 26	13	110	BB. October 28
Using a 18v solar panel on a 12v system	bigslo October 26	3	69	oil pan 4 October 27
Do I need a disconnect/switch on each parallel string (3 strings in parallel)?	tchss777 October 26	11	61	tchss777 October 27
Location of Controller	bcripps October 25	3	61	bcripps October 26
Anti-Oxidant Paste	ligwyd October 19	19	152	ligwyd October 26
A friend gave me 4 panels & golf cart batteries. Now watt? 1 2	ajperez October 2017	55	449	mfritzinger October 25
New system planning - looking for feedback	solardad October 23	6	74	solardad October 23
End of Battery Life Replacement Strategy	richardimorse September 16	24	197	richardimorse October 23
i got some battery's, what should i do with them ??	michaelleewebb October 10	16	208	michaelleewebb October 23
12v DC vs 120v AC - 150 ft loop	thompsonbr87 October 20	7	84	thompsonbr87 October 22
Downfalls for Solar Panels for Mini Split HVAC system?	TampaSolarPanels October 21	2	70	oil pan 4 October 22

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