Solar Beginners Corner

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

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Discussion	Started By	Replies	Views	Most Recent
System Grounding Announcement	OffGridRory March 2011	30	8.1K	BB. March 2022
Panel Angles 12 Announcement	Thomas January 2012	53	14.4K	SethandBecca May 2021
Illustration of 8 KW (DC) GT Solar PV System Install for Residence in Urban Area 12...910 Announcement	a0128958 November 2009	279	382.6K	a0128958 August 2016
Heating 3100 soft home	Jwhairforce1 November 16	6	72	Graham Parkinson November 19
Newbie here.	stevespens November 14	11	100	stevespens November 19
How can I correctly feed a 60 amp Renogy Controller Charger with eight 12 v 175 watt solar panels? 123	TellGRBill December 2022	87	2.1K	TellGRBill November 6
flood battery Max setting	shelbym226 September 27	1	19	BB. September 27
Is this AC adapter correct for my DC fan?	nyoffgrid September 27	3	26	BB. September 27
Lightning strike	hillside September 2023	13	726	BB. September 25
EQ new batteries	gicamuci September 17	1	30	littleharbor2 September 18
Novice Qs re. cabin's small solar system and controller	Liz September 16	2	58	Liz September 17
Need help setting up solar electric system on our converted bus/motor home 1234	TellGRBill October 2022	99	2K	TellGRBill September 14
MPPT60's keep going Charger Disabled overnight	ericsysmin August 28	6	75	Dave Angelini September 2
72 cell solar panels	JpCoder August 23	4	79	littleharbor2 August 23
GoodWe hybrid inverter GW20K-ET	chrisgraham July 31	3	58	chrisgraham August 22
Combiner box - Amps?	Sun1 May 2020	15	2.4K	BB. August 13
Amps differ from measured panel output	backoftheblackstump August 7	4	42	backoftheblackstump August 8
EASUN ISolar SMK 5KW hybrid inverter connected to a DYNESS B51100 Lithium Battery	luqman August 3	0	23	luqman August 3
bms 250a 16s not working	robocop February 3	10	96	Moorsargote July 21
Newbie setting up components	FrankK July 16	8	94	BB. July 20
Help, I need assistance to power my raspberry pi computer	claverest July 12	2	32	Photowhit July 13
Issue while charging and discharging?	nyoffgrid July 3	5	50	BB. July 6
Mounting on three rails	photonboy July 4	2	59	photonboy July 5
Impact of mixing panels with different specs.	Tricksailing June 19	6	107	littleharbor2 June 28
Outback Power Flexmax 80 stuck in "Charged mode.	offgridcabin2015 January 2021	13	1.3K	Dave Angelini June 23
Amperage	Lauzon June 20	2	30	Photowhit June 20
Decoding Renogy 60A controller instructions HELP?	garynappi April 29	6	101	garynappi June 8
Q's about bi-facial panels	garynappi May 10	2	87	garynappi May 22
Inverter chokes under load	SurfMonkey May 20	5	86	SurfMonkey May 20
Seeking advice on DIY solar package	Friedfuse May 10	5	239	littleharbor2 May 15
Evaluate this solar setup - Recommendations and Criticisms	EurovanCamper March 27	5	163	EurovanCamper May 14
Questions about how to safely charge AGM batteries (disconnected from system)	1911 May 11	4	104	Marc Kurth May 12
Different sizes and sets of arrays to one Breaker Wire size derating?	CTritz April 29	2	49	BB. April 30