Solar Beginners Corner

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

Discussion List

Discussion	Started By	Replies	Views	Most Recent
Panels on the cheap	Gregmik April 2012	10	1.1K	techntrek April 2012
Fixed tilt angle at 41deg. Lat	Johnboy777 April 2012	4	621	niel April 2012
Maximum battery discharge rate?	vtmaps April 2012	11	4.8K	SolaRevolution April 2012
Powermax Auto Transfer Switch Morningstar Suresine standby mode issue	dpluml April 2012	11	2.1K	vcallaway April 2012
Charge Controller Sizing Questions	Caneman April 2012	13	2.8K	niel April 2012
Roof colour	rumleyfips April 2012	1	242	Ralph Day April 2012
Charge Controller to Battery.. do I need a breaker or fuse??	ywhic April 2012	12	24K	Vic April 2012
wire size question	rama April 2012	7	1.3K	techntrek April 2012
Starter system srtup	Newb April 2012	15	1.1K	Cariboocoot April 2012
Morningstar Hub1	santsalvador April 2012	5	585	nigtomdaw April 2012
New setup please review	intel415 April 2012	6	755	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	345	BB. April 2012
120 year old home I want to convert to alternative energy need help	skrause272 April 2012	7	996	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	676	solar_dave April 2012
Parallel or Series?	darrbiss April 2012	6	1.7K	vtmaps April 2012
Solar Panel Placement	Clark April 2012	2	950	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	899	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	645	Windarra March 2012
2 variations of the same installation question	bmet March 2012	7	752	bmet March 2012
Another Roof or Ground mount / which one would you do question... 12	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