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Discussion	Started By	Replies	Views	Most Recent
Full Size Refrigerator - I ran the Kill-A-Watt on it for 24 hours 123	KnowledgeSponge April 2013	70	12.8K	KnowledgeSponge May 2013
Backup charger for a battery bank	Everlong May 2013	9	1.2K	Blackcherry04 May 2013
Using Heavy Duty power supplies as chargers	2Guido May 2013	3	561	NorthGuy May 2013
1kW - 48V rated wind turbine connected to battery bank	quique May 2013	2	1K	inetdog May 2013
Different panels/wattages in same array?	adam1984 December 2010	12	8.9K	CVN-71 May 2013
Crimping Terminal Lugs onto 1/0, gauge copper wire 12	KnowledgeSponge April 2013	42	18K	KnowledgeSponge May 2013
I'm seeing a bit of a problem with Re-Charging the battery bank	KnowledgeSponge May 2013	3	599	niel May 2013
Suggestions [on solar sidewalk lighting]	S_pursuer May 2013	2	465	niel May 2013
Mixing Cables sizes - Is this bad or OK?	KnowledgeSponge May 2013	4	454	KnowledgeSponge May 2013
Help with cabin system	Old Guy April 2013	5	651	niel May 2013
A conundrum	Clyde March 2013	23	2K	Photowhit May 2013
Making this fridge a little more efficient	Surfpath May 2013	3	482	inetdog May 2013
System Recommendations, Improvements?	amac4all April 2013	10	714	amac4all May 2013
How to step down DC voltage efficiently?	boomer April 2013	2	1.3K	BB. April 2013
Offgrid inverters vs GridTied	quique April 2013	2	369	Blackcherry04 April 2013
calculation help	kc6cnn April 2013	5	523	NorthGuy April 2013
question about a watt meter	Leehamrick April 2013	12	2.5K	mtdoc April 2013
Calculating Battery Run Time	KnowledgeSponge April 2013	5	6.1K	KnowledgeSponge April 2013
Starting Out: 230W panels and a PWM controller?	WYsolar April 2013	14	1.1K	KnowledgeSponge April 2013
need basic help getting started	jeffp January 2013	11	942	niel April 2013
Temperature compensation and Trimetic 2025 % full	Sparkie April 2013	2	592	Sparkie April 2013
Its been awhile ;)	Earnest Tilley April 2013	4	442	Earnest Tilley April 2013
Newbie with quite a few questions	steven6282 April 2013	6	710	BB. April 2013
voltage drop calculator confusion	muddome April 2013	1	707	BB. April 2013
in the dark and wanting too buy	Skippy April 2013	15	1.3K	solar_dave April 2013
what size inverter to buy?	Leehamrick April 2013	5	651	waynefromnscanada April 2013
Need assistance to size solar panels for house	fm.109 April 2013	14	1.9K	BB. April 2013
Battery bank capacity	Mike at Energy Commission April 2013	6	807	Cariboocoot April 2013
Panels after ten year use on sale! Is it worth buying it?	Peejay April 2013	10	1.2K	Nila April 2013
Please recommend suitable input/output fusing for Classic controller	Susido April 2013	7	889	ChrisOlson April 2013