Solar Beginners Corner

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	13.5K	alcatel99 September 2020
Illustration of 8 KW (DC) GT Solar PV System Install for Residence in Urban Area 1 2...9 10 Announcement	a0128958 November 2009	279	378.3K	a0128958 August 2016
System Grounding Announcement	OffGridRory March 2011	27	6.9K	Cariboocoot February 2014
Seekin Suggestion for MPPT charge controller inverter, 24 V, 2400W, all in one would be nice	rocket999 February 5	15	180	rocket999 February 27
How many panels can I hook to my charge controller	TheFudd February 27	2	20	TheFudd February 27
Newbie looking for a simple solution	photoman February 25	7	76	mcgivor February 27
LiFePO4 talk	Chris11 January 13	8	180	softdown February 26
Charging my batteries without solar.	robartist February 25	3	46	robartist February 25
Batteries on ground	Chris11 February 24	2	47	Chris11 February 24
Is my car Lithium jump pack dead?	Photowhit February 19	6	93	Chris11 February 23
Best way to charge 12v battery. 36v 12v MPPT	bloodofheroes September 2017	20	8.7K	BB. February 20
Voltage Regulation from Panels to Mppt device	spacebass February 14	6	68	MichaelK February 20
Reduced solar charge.	Plucka February 12	3	83	Plucka February 16
Help with a basic solar lighting and water pump system	justjonesin February 10	9	124	BB. February 16
Panel seems to kill circuit	MikeinBigBend February 13	6	53	BB. February 16
96 volt bank and mppt with 2 x 48 volt inverters ?	spacebass February 13	1	39	mike95490 February 14
Looking for Suggestions on: solar/wind system with Auto Start Generator (3,400 watt hrs/day)	Suzanne February 8	3	46	BB. February 10
Solar controller showing low wattage	bmurray15 February 7	2	43	wellbuilt February 7
Planning a day with 2-3 inches of afternoon snow...	Photowhit February 6	8	85	Photowhit February 7
Solar panel to fan via direct DC connection	jcdenton February 4	8	63	Photowhit February 5
Battery always sitting at half	mrk79uk February 2	4	78	mcgivor February 3
Outback Power Flexmax 80 stuck in "Charged mode.	offgridcabin2015 January 28	11	104	petertearai February 2
Help for beginner with small cabin solar	crisb67 February 1	11	103	wellbuilt February 2
Advice Please -- Newbie Designing Full Solar System w/ Chest Freezer	BillyP February 1	2	46	Photowhit February 1
Should I Have Pool Heating Solar Panels Installed	sbkaylyn January 28	3	32	mike_s January 29
IN THE DARK	4District9 January 23	15	210	mountainman January 27
Adding Batteries-Outback Inverter, Renogy 40A MPPT	GreyMtOffGrid January 19	5	83	GreyMtOffGrid January 22
Does current add up in a parallel connected Solar Array?	st4rgut January 21	7	54	BB. January 21
Help! Batteries draining right away	wwkdshoot January 14	7	168	BB. January 20
24v or 12v Solar Panel	Broq January 19	3	59	MichaelK January 19
Size of DC Breaker for Solar Panel	With54 September 2010	18	10.1K	Photowhit January 18
120ft wire run	dnaisbitt November 2020	26	324	dnaisbitt January 16
Question, I want to make my own anderson, mc4 connection	placez January 15	1	31	Photowhit January 15

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