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Discussion List

Discussion	Started By	Replies	Views	Most Recent
New 4x100W system with 4 Sunforce controllers. AGM Battery voltage reaching up to 17v. Inverter cuts	nkgeicher May 2020	3	63	nkgeicher May 2020
Can I use capasitors instead of batteries for off grid solar?	robert1701 May 2020	1	163	BB. May 2020
Using Deep Cycle Battery as Car Starting Battery 12	balee123 June 2012	58	123.7K	BB. May 2020
Had to put my plans on hold. Now ready to go. Help me design my system please?	minisolar May 2020	8	144	Thom May 2020
Array size for southern New Mexico	cptdondo May 2020	3	44	BB. May 2020
24v or 36v	firehallman May 2020	3	574	Photowhit May 2020
PT-100 Power Status Code P04 - relisted as I think I deleted the orig.post while editing it	lfmgtc59 July 2017	26	743	BB. May 2020
Preferred settings for 24 volt Chevy battery bank	rachelsdad May 2020	9	125	mike95490 May 2020
New Stacked SW4048 won't work together	wkingston June 2018	24	1.4K	Dave Angelini May 2020
PV connector question	DesertRat May 2020	1	1.5K	DesertRat May 2020
Oops, I think I made a boo-boo there.	robert1701 April 2020	15	377	BB. May 2020
How do you get LiFePO4 matched prismatic cells?	MontyYoung March 2020	3	221	Battery_Man May 2020
Socond hand lip04 battery test	spacebass May 2020	5	145	Battery_Man May 2020
36 volt solar to 12 volt battery	flyfighing64 March 2020	4	1.6K	BB. May 2020
refrigerator	catweasel April 2020	9	184	mcgivor May 2020
windmill	catweasel May 2020	2	54	catweasel May 2020
New Grid-Tie install 16.7kw help	DesertRat May 2020	12	242	DesertRat May 2020
Which Inverter?	Chris11 April 2020	5	181	Chris11 May 2020
Inverter help	goran80 April 2020	5	438	BB. April 2020
Charge battery bank with smaller than optimum charger.	spacebass April 2020	7	133	spacebass April 2020
small system design 123	palausystem January 2020	70	1.1K	BB. April 2020
What do i need to get started in this setup	swampcreek April 2020	10	118	Wheelman55 April 2020
Charge controllers: Rated by input or output amps???	Montanaclan April 2020	7	790	mike95490 April 2020
Oh oh.	Chris11 April 2020	6	112	BB. April 2020
Strange behavior with XW6848+ today 12	DickyDck April 2020	43	413	Dave Angelini April 2020
String sizing question	caleb April 2020	7	42	caleb April 2020
I am about to build out this system and need some advice. 12	Rv_Adventure_Couple April 2020	58	1.1K	softdown April 2020
Trying to use what I've got...	Schrockstudio April 2020	1	63	BB. April 2020
Wiring and fuse help	1911 April 2020	11	269	littleharbor2 April 2020
CC not coming online	Chris11 April 2020	18	152	mike95490 April 2020