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Discussion	Started By	Replies	Views	Most Recent
Inverters: 1 large PSW or two small PSW/MSW	levsmith January 2014	1	374	BB. January 2014
charger comparison	Stdyhand January 2014	7	674	mike95490 January 2014
Problem with Solar Panels in series	Jakachira January 2014	3	1.3K	BB. January 2014
Outback FM-80 Maximum Parallel unit?	j2000 December 2013	11	1.3K	BB. January 2014
Questions regarding decoding my codes	93solarcamper January 2014	7	421	BB. January 2014
DIY solar USB charger - MPPT?	smasher December 2013	12	3K	bill von novak January 2014
Batteries not charging equally?	ILFE January 2014	10	2K	ILFE January 2014
Higher voltage panels for off grid shed	madcowusa December 2013	11	1.1K	Skippy January 2014
Heat pumps	Suns January 2014	7	788	Skippy January 2014
Battery ??'s soc, voltage sg etc	shockman December 2013	11	850	shockman January 2014
A question about safety concerns around Hydrogen outgassing from 6V batteries	djdenali December 2013	5	919	BillBlake January 2014
Need opinions on this "package"	Arkansasoffgrid December 2013	9	646	BB. December 2013
Getting it right the first time. (On a budget) Or close to it. 12	Joedog11 November 2013	33	2K	Joedog11 December 2013
100W Paper Design	asteroids December 2013	5	417	LandKurt December 2013
Battery function in daylight hrs ???	wannabeoffgrid December 2013	5	393	waynefromnscanada December 2013
Battery maintenance ?	sunnyside December 2013	5	422	BB. December 2013
Federal Solar Incentive/Rebate??	Arkansasoffgrid December 2013	5	462	peakbagger December 2013
PCM 6048 ebay Charge Controller vs Outback FlexMax 60 - $341 vs $570 12	KnowledgeSponge May 2013	33	6K	j2000 December 2013
design	arslan December 2013	9	703	SolInvictus December 2013
older system, newer batteries...	bajafshrman December 2013	17	1.2K	bajafshrman December 2013
Is this battery too small for PV panel?	Tom Cleary December 2013	1	286	vtmaps December 2013
Is there a way to measure total watts charged for the day?	SulfatedPlates December 2013	5	350	mike95490 December 2013
new kid on the block	leonphelps December 2013	13	892	SolInvictus December 2013
battery charging voltage question	davo December 2013	3	394	niel December 2013
2V vs. 6V batteries	AGreyMan December 2013	7	834	waynefromnscanada December 2013
Trimetric + FlexNet DC = two shunts?	DMJ72 December 2013	2	333	DMJ72 December 2013
Newb / Convincing the wife	blarby December 2013	10	846	westbranch December 2013
Adding Panels to current system	SidM December 2013	7	567	SidM December 2013
Expensive blender on modified sine wave?	Out There December 2013	15	2K	Blackcherry04 December 2013
Advanced Pure Sine Inverters	2Guido December 2013	2	923	waynefromnscanada December 2013