Solar Beginners Corner

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

Discussion	Started By	Replies	Views	Most Recent
Another newbie needing help	Sammy March 2013	12	677	BB. March 2013
Midnite breaker polarity	Hairfarm March 2013	10	2.3K	BB. March 2013
New guy needing assistance with RV solar system	340driver December 2012	18	1.5K	Shadowcatcher March 2013
Fuse ideas for 125w x 4 setup	Nila March 2013	16	1.3K	gww1 March 2013
Xantrex C controller uses panel as dump?	KC-watts February 2013	5	766	KC-watts March 2013
Help with Fuse Holders	2Guido March 2013	3	730	porch13 March 2013
New solar install questions	svNorthStar March 2013	9	680	Cariboocoot March 2013
New setup with 2 panel: 175W & 130W 1 2	key5000 March 2013	31	2.1K	Cariboocoot March 2013
solar kW question	wind diva March 2013	3	608	BB. March 2013
Does the panel output amperage stay fixed no matter what the regulated out voltage?	rafbo March 2013	3	474	waynefromnscanada March 2013
Newbie - Small System in Paradise	Mex Bob March 2013	22	1.4K	Photowhit March 2013
Solar for scooter?	berrabri March 2013	1	266	Cariboocoot March 2013
Absolute Beginner; Looking for advice on a back up system	nb12345 March 2013	4	561	nb12345 March 2013
System design help needed 1 2	Slipstevens March 2013	33	1.9K	gww1 March 2013
Trying to setup Solar energy at office	Nila February 2013	29	1.8K	Nila March 2013
Xantrex XW mppt60-150 Country of Origin?	jbdpark March 2013	4	1.1K	Vic March 2013
Price per watt calculation...	Hairfarm March 2013	17	2.1K	Photowhit March 2013
Panel grounding in conduit...	Hairfarm February 2013	20	4.1K	Cariboocoot March 2013
n00b	Z714X4 March 2013	5	510	inetdog March 2013
placing solar panels near passive "turtle" vents	Susannamac March 2013	8	721	Susannamac March 2013
wireing pv array ??'s	shockman March 2013	15	843	Cariboocoot March 2013
Parallel 4 100watt 12v panels	Mike at Energy Commission March 2013	27	1.9K	Cariboocoot March 2013
Why aren't Wind Controllers MPPT?	Timinator March 2013	2	301	solarix March 2013
Running out of power?	OddJoe82 March 2013	9	725	waynefromnscanada March 2013
Wire size for grounding Battery bank	Hairfarm March 2013	2	1.1K	Hairfarm March 2013
Office solar setup - checking up numbers and loads of Qns as usual	Nila March 2013	17	948	Nila March 2013
2 competing goals - Can I do it?	Dirtboat February 2013	6	616	niel March 2013
Parrelling in some smaller panels	pods8 March 2013	9	608	BB. March 2013
Stacking battery chargers	slyttle March 2013	10	1.9K	NorthGuy March 2013
super-basic inverter-to-subpanel-to-outlet setup gives unexpected meter readings	MajorA March 2013	7	1.9K	MajorA March 2013

Categories

All Categories
220 Forum & Website
128 Solar Forum News and Announcements
1.3K Solar News, Reviews, & Product Announcements
189 Solar Information links & sources, event announcements
886 Solar Product Reviews & Opinions
254 Solar Skeptics, Hype, & Scams Corner
22.3K Solar Electric Power, Wind Power & Balance of System
3.5K General Solar Power Topics
6.7K Solar Beginners Corner
1K PV Installers Forum - NEC, Wiring, Installation
2K Advanced Solar Electric Technical Forum
5.5K Off Grid Solar & Battery Systems
424 Caravan, Recreational Vehicle, and Marine Power Systems
1.1K Grid Tie and Grid Interactive Systems
651 Solar Water Pumping
815 Wind Power Generation
621 Energy Use & Conservation
606 Discussion Forums/Café
300 In the Weeds--Member's Choice
74 Construction
124 New Battery Technologies
108 Old Battery Tech Discussions
3.8K Solar News - Automatic Feed
3.8K Solar Energy News RSS Feed