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Discussion	Started By	Replies	Views	Most Recent
correct inverter size	prtrc February 2022	27	738	prtrc March 2022
Battery Charging Voltage plus or minus	gw60 March 2022	0	42	gw60 March 2022
Battery question and proper way to disconnect from panels	rake1 October 2016	7	10.7K	JesusisLord March 2022
Are mid-span clips (in the middle of a panel) ok?	showme March 2022	2	65	showme March 2022
Epever 40 ah controller and 3 x numax 105ah battery settings	rm82 March 2022	3	107	BB. March 2022
Mammoth .015kW PV System <grin>	Intheswamp January 2022	20	286	BB. March 2022
Replacing solar panels and inverter	mickri March 2022	10	94	mickri March 2022
Sizing inverter	bgu1982 March 2022	11	266	mike95490 March 2022
Battery charger	NinGar March 2022	1	33	BB. March 2022
Adding additional panels	rdg1 March 2022	5	91	rdg1 March 2022
Single 40 gallon traditional water heater	waddler March 2022	5	226	706jim March 2022
How do I determine the wire gauge from combiner box to charge controller?	showme December 2021	6	423	BB. March 2022
Can batteries touch each other?	hillside March 2022	2	83	hillside March 2022
Can a pwm and a mppt both be connected to the same battery bank?	bgu1982 March 2022	5	2.1K	BB. March 2022
Solar System Calculations	JYanke March 2022	6	96	BB. March 2022
Charge Controller Does Not recognize correct PV	Douganator March 2022	7	72	BB. March 2022
Trying to work out how to charge 12v battery from 2x160w panels	barney February 2022	12	362	BB. March 2022
New on this forum	KennethWilson February 2022	7	131	706jim March 2022
Solar charge profile	mjh73 February 2022	5	104	mjh73 March 2022
measuring DOD	sunra February 2022	4	77	RCinFLA February 2022
CO solar, panel angle, charge rate	SethandBecca May 2021	20	331	SethandBecca February 2022
Mounting inverter outside	hillside January 2022	7	294	hillside February 2022
Need help with system setup !!!!	acemaverick February 2022	11	103	mike95490 February 2022
Need More Batteries?	pabloesguapo September 2020	15	222	BB. February 2022
What happens with excess power?	Wet1 January 2022	2	52	Wet1 January 2022
How to automatically prioritize loads based on pv power avalible?	Needfullthings September 2019	6	371	mwk1000 January 2022
Should I upgrade from a PWM to an MPPT with only 170 watts of Panels?	Bass-O-Matic October 2020	10	407	Intheswamp January 2022
Running a well pump on solar	Mcsap January 2022	6	1.6K	Chris11 January 2022
What is this type of breaker called, and where can I find them?	showme January 2022	12	193	littleharbor2 January 2022
Need to know (and understand) grounding the system	showme January 2022	9	937	BB. January 2022