Solar Beginners Corner

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

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how do I get my 12vdc fan to work with my 5w panel	System November 2011	8	3.2K	2manytoyz November 2011
Suitable array to controller cable?	alyaz November 2011	28	2.4K	ggunn November 2011
Don't know much	rbtrrer November 2011	9	604	niel November 2011
Solar for $15,000 budget?	nnsharda November 2011	10	1.3K	rollandelliott November 2011
Partnering with Solar company to sell commercial systems	wakamesalad November 2011	2	442	wakamesalad November 2011
Battery charging Current	System November 2011	1	470	hillbilly November 2011
Is this safe?	SolaRAC November 2011	7	815	n3qik November 2011
Another new guy with questions	MarkG October 2011	26	2.3K	BB. November 2011
Yet another GT workaround question 1 2	leeelson November 2011	32	2.1K	jagec November 2011
Assembling a small system from used components	manzanita November 2011	9	794	BB. November 2011
Introduction and Solar Project	tndoug99 November 2011	4	761	tndoug99 November 2011
multiple battery - voltage divider harm?	bmet November 2011	9	1.3K	BB. November 2011
Good Use of batteries.	jacknife November 2011	3	532	Cariboocoot November 2011
Inverter Power Draw	mjp24coho November 2011	7	1.9K	Cariboocoot November 2011
Overloaded Inverter	sundownr November 2011	8	3.4K	ggunn November 2011
Will this system work? What else do I need?	System November 2011	9	679	niel November 2011
Wire Sizing?	alyaz November 2011	11	1.1K	alyaz November 2011
Solar for my RV - charging problem	RonFitz November 2011	19	2.2K	RonFitz November 2011
Voltage...	plongson November 2011	3	406	plongson November 2011
hardware for Trojan L-16RE batteries?	abrockca November 2011	7	846	abrockca November 2011
solar, batteries, inverters...oh my! Newbee how to question	System November 2011	4	493	icarus November 2011
Monocrystalline crystal difference?	System November 2011	5	767	System2 November 2011
Upgrading, now what?	bmet November 2011	13	1K	bmet November 2011
Do the rules of thumb apply?	rgk1 November 2011	2	471	rgk1 November 2011
Solar for Dummies	plongson November 2011	3	607	plongson November 2011
Help with new system design / my brain hurts	sabud November 2011	18	1.3K	niel November 2011
VERY new to Solar	System November 2011	3	411	waynefromnscanada November 2011
Hydrometer	System March 2010	17	3.7K	jprokos November 2011
Specific gravity of electrolyte in new battery	jprokos November 2011	3	4.2K	mike95490 November 2011
what amp breaker to use	Stu Piddly November 2011	15	1.3K	Stu Piddly November 2011

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