Solar Beginners Corner

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Discussion List

Discussion	Started By	Replies	Views	Most Recent
Solsum DC light failure, opinions?	bmet August 2012	9	802	bmet August 2012
Need help with charge controller choice.	bill and rosa August 2012	7	591	Photowhit August 2012
Charge controller 24V to 12V	estel3an August 2012	3	1.5K	niel August 2012
Breakers and Fuses?	Azel August 2012	3	860	Photowhit August 2012
Anybody have and recommend this clamp-on DC Meter?	Surfpath August 2012	14	1.7K	Vic August 2012
New Guy PV Wiring Help & Ground	ki7fx August 2012	16	1.6K	BB. August 2012
What size cable from my 10 REC 245 watt panels to my controller, batteries and inverter?	paradiseisle August 2012	6	876	Cariboocoot August 2012
Using an AC extension cord for DC power... what to do with the ground wire?	Opti August 2012	10	5.9K	niel August 2012
Need inverter recommendations	Endurance August 2012	7	1.2K	Blackcherry04 August 2012
Will these old commercial panels work for a small solar backup project?	WYsolar August 2012	8	931	niel August 2012
engraven permanent sign	davidwillis March 2012	6	1.4K	BB. August 2012
Charge Controller Rating Selection	merelda August 2012	11	1.8K	stephendv August 2012
Battery bank confused	pauldb38 August 2012	3	417	fix_it_guy August 2012
DC wire run length in parallel?	freedj August 2012	3	1.1K	BB. August 2012
Yeah mon, checking in from the Caribbean!	Tang Tonic April 2012	11	1.3K	reddog August 2012
Newbie system questions 12	Particle July 2012	52	4.5K	Cariboocoot August 2012
Help in verifying battery / panel sizing	merelda August 2012	6	1.1K	merelda August 2012
Battery exploded at work!	Earnest Tilley August 2012	7	1K	inetdog August 2012
Need help sizing a panel to run router/modem for extended blackouts.	freedj July 2012	25	6.9K	vtmaps August 2012
new to solar	System May 2011	7	1.9K	rollandelliott August 2012
Load Managment for Small Off-Grid System	DanS August 2012	9	1.3K	DanS August 2012
Outback 2812 FX Inverters	Bruce Clark August 2012	8	1.2K	waynefromnscanada August 2012
New problem involving boiling batteries	TXtrucker August 2012	8	780	TXtrucker August 2012
Tell me if this is good or dangerous...	Antero August 2012	12	1.1K	PNjunction August 2012
Uneven wire lengths, problem?	Wxboy August 2012	2	500	Wxboy August 2012
Hooking up two panels with different amperages in series	gkerlin August 2012	1	384	Cariboocoot August 2012
Off the grid	lotek August 2012	15	1.6K	SolarMusher August 2012
Top of Pole vs Ground Mount	Scottg4001 August 2012	5	1.2K	Eric L August 2012
Newbie PV System using MPPT	estel3an August 2012	6	1.1K	Cariboocoot August 2012
12v verses higher panel voltage advantages	SOMF August 2012	10	1.1K	Photowhit August 2012