Solar Beginners Corner

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

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Discussion List

Discussion	Started By	Replies	Views	Most Recent
Help with a basic solar lighting and water pump system	justjonesin February 2021	9	161	BB. February 2021
Panel seems to kill circuit	MikeinBigBend February 2021	6	81	BB. February 2021
96 volt bank and mppt with 2 x 48 volt inverters ?	spacebass February 2021	1	51	mike95490 February 2021
Looking for Suggestions on: solar/wind system with Auto Start Generator (3,400 watt hrs/day)	Suzanne February 2021	3	61	BB. February 2021
Solar controller showing low wattage	bmurray15 February 2021	2	812	wellbuilt February 2021
Planning a day with 2-3 inches of afternoon snow...	Photowhit February 2021	8	111	Photowhit February 2021
Solar panel to fan via direct DC connection	jcdenton February 2021	8	781	Photowhit February 2021
Battery always sitting at half	mrk79uk February 2021	4	402	mcgivor February 2021
Help for beginner with small cabin solar	crisb67 February 2021	11	1.6K	wellbuilt February 2021
Advice Please -- Newbie Designing Full Solar System w/ Chest Freezer	BillyP February 2021	2	51	Photowhit February 2021
Should I Have Pool Heating Solar Panels Installed	sbkaylyn January 2021	3	31	mike_s January 2021
IN THE DARK	4District9 January 2021	15	291	mountainman January 2021
Adding Batteries-Outback Inverter, Renogy 40A MPPT	GreyMtOffGrid January 2021	5	271	GreyMtOffGrid January 2021
Does current add up in a parallel connected Solar Array?	st4rgut January 2021	7	523	BB. January 2021
Help! Batteries draining right away	wwkdshoot January 2021	7	563	BB. January 2021
24v or 12v Solar Panel	Broq January 2021	3	81	MichaelK January 2021
120ft wire run	dnaisbitt November 2020	26	602	dnaisbitt January 2021
Question, I want to make my own anderson, mc4 connection	placez January 2021	1	31	Photowhit January 2021
What battery charger for my off-grid cabin solar system?	jarod347 January 2021	5	1.1K	BB. January 2021
van electrical wire gauge help!	AngeW January 2021	8	111	Photowhit January 2021
Newbie drowning in information needs help planning	MichaelT January 2021	16	503	mike95490 January 2021
Schneider MPPT 60 150 compartment divider - ok to remove/drill through?	jjdh January 2021	3	62	Dave Angelini January 2021
Breaker direction?	garynappi January 2021	8	1.7K	mcgivor January 2021
230vac single phase output to 220v with a center tap transformer	mrfcc1 January 2021	5	633	jakobw January 2021
How does the cut off and charge work	Benchallis January 2021	2	41	mcgivor January 2021
Help please- off grid system review	dawgleader1 December 2020	17	751	dawgleader1 January 2021
Planning a grid-tie system	jsim3 December 2020	18	201	jsim3 January 2021
Fuse help on small solar setup.	kcarr2010 January 2021	2	71	Estragon January 2021
Mono Perc vs Mono in high temperature areas	drraptor December 2020	6	501	Dave Angelini December 2020
At least 2 issues with my system 12	gicamuci October 2020	51	691	mike95490 December 2020