Solar Beginners Corner

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

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Charge Controller to Battery.. do I need a breaker or fuse??	ywhic April 2012	12	23.8K	Vic April 2012
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Starter system srtup	Newb April 2012	15	1.1K	Cariboocoot April 2012
Morningstar Hub1	santsalvador April 2012	5	587	nigtomdaw April 2012
New setup please review	intel415 April 2012	6	762	BB. April 2012
Nube question, home battery back-up with future solar	Blitz128 March 2012	29	3.6K	mike95490 April 2012
Power and Energy and the Battery FAQ	vtmaps April 2012	1	347	BB. April 2012
120 year old home I want to convert to alternative energy need help	skrause272 April 2012	7	1K	peakbagger April 2012
How many Batteries??	brbpab94 March 2012	30	3K	westbranch April 2012
Small Sys. Requirements--Back up/Solar System	Johnboy777 April 2012	16	1.9K	niel April 2012
Me the mega newbie - please advise!	spydox April 2012	8	678	solar_dave April 2012
Parallel or Series?	darrbiss April 2012	6	1.7K	vtmaps April 2012
Solar Panel Placement	Clark April 2012	2	951	RandomJoe April 2012
balance of system and how to size the controller	northern_light March 2012	3	496	offgrid me April 2012
Battery for ~360W/day	intel415 March 2012	10	1.2K	Eric L March 2012
Newby questions, solar for RV	jimindenver March 2012	14	903	jimindenver March 2012
KISS: Find Optimum Winter Tilt Angle or Best Year Round Tilt for Fixed Solar Panel	rss2q March 2012	29	7.2K	Cariboocoot March 2012
Best Bang for the Buck?	TommyL March 2012	4	1.2K	65DegN March 2012
Solar installtion review request - numbers check - solar install on a boat	Windarra March 2012	7	647	Windarra March 2012
2 variations of the same installation question	bmet March 2012	7	756	bmet March 2012
Another Roof or Ground mount / which one would you do question... 1 2	Txflyboy February 2012	37	5.7K	Eric L March 2012
Putting old batteries to use	Steven Lake March 2012	6	915	westbranch March 2012
Solar Aquarium Lighting?	fust March 2012	24	2.9K	westbranch March 2012
first timer with some basic questions	pasparkykid March 2012	2	464	BB. March 2012
boat battery trickle	bobdog March 2012	3	854	2manytoyz March 2012
Grid tied - or not!	clnpwrman March 2012	8	937	2manytoyz March 2012
solar desulphator	kylew March 2012	2	340	BB. March 2012
needed to power in winter?	FreeBrrd March 2012	8	826	waynefromnscanada March 2012
Proper Absorb Voltage?	SpiderMan March 2012	5	1.8K	BB. March 2012
Lil' 12V solar lighting system	aranderson March 2012	24	2.7K	mike95490 March 2012

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