Solar Beginners Corner

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Discussion	Started By	Replies	Views	Most Recent
Wire AWG for Movable extra panel	RebTech June 2021	5	161	RebTech June 2021
Spinning my wheels but have some gear...what should I build?	joefoot June 2021	1	71	mike95490 June 2021
Solar powered computer fan	Marquis October 2017	23	2.7K	BB. June 2021
Inverter to battery bank cable	luqman June 2021	4	712	luqman June 2021
LED status indicator for Xantrex C-40/C-60 charge controllers.	littleharbor2 May 2021	1	21	littleharbor2 June 2021
Another PV Photovoltaics installation goes active.	clockmanfran June 2021	0	41	clockmanfran June 2021
Needing Help with my 1kw array, and a 40 AMP MPPT at 24 Volts...	DigitalSolar May 2021	6	151	MichaelK May 2021
MT50 RPP break	verneri May 2021	1	191	mcgivor May 2021
Looking for help understanding maximum charging current...	Asinnobooks April 2021	8	3.2K	BB. May 2021
PWM Charge Controller Not Entering Float Mode 12	Macca September 2020	33	6.7K	BrodVictor April 2021
Problem programing XWPRO w/ Conext Gateway	navedoerick April 2021	1	61	Dave Angelini April 2021
400W Panel?	GoneSquatchin April 2021	5	1.4K	GoneSquatchin April 2021
Connecting multiple solar panels and controllers to a single battery bank	Matty February 2019	27	5.2K	paul12345 April 2021
Need advice and critique of our future solar system	sunshinemo July 2020	27	391	BB. April 2021
Load MOS short issue	AdmiralJason April 2021	5	1.2K	AdmiralJason April 2021
Short circuiting my solar controller	AmyP April 2021	5	633	Photowhit April 2021
Hey, Noob here, pls help :)	velo27 April 2021	4	131	Photowhit April 2021
My Batteries are not charging, please help	timosky April 2021	5	153	MichaelK April 2021
Best meter location?	paul12345 April 2021	6	51	paul12345 April 2021
BMS, Charge Controller and inverter- are they all supposed to communicate?	Skid April 2021	6	601	Skid April 2021
Use of Xantrex Freedom sw3000 in residential Solar application?	jbdpark March 2013	21	891	mike95490 April 2021
Help with seting over volt disc. and charge limit on MT50 1234	projectile July 2019	109	3.8K	Raj174 April 2021
New battery bank	lee1 April 2021	2	751	BB. April 2021
Could I just keep adding panels to compensate for overcast skies?	tascern December 2020	13	1.8K	BB. April 2021
balance of my system ? I am newbie.	sullyman March 2021	4	121	sullyman March 2021
Can someone check my plan	tunis0101 March 2021	8	131	BB. March 2021
Flooded Battery Bank Placement	nbaker August 2020	9	612	wellbuilt March 2021
Using Both Panels and Generator to Charge Batteries? 12	JRM March 2021	42	4.9K	JRM March 2021
[TUTORIAL] How to build your own LiFePO4 Replacement for a Group 24 Battery	dexter12353 March 2021	4	141	mcgivor March 2021
Solar rookie seeks help with 15-amp miter saw	jackypaper March 2017	16	4.8K	Marc Kurth March 2021