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
Dipping my toe into solar energy.	Kenth April 2019	19	372	Kenth April 2019
Heating water with pvc pipe	Plucka November 2018	6	794	NANOcontrol April 2019
Fridge is surge overloading inverter 12	flighthouse September 2009	49	15.4K	jonr April 2019
Inverter=Bought, now panels???? 12	rdg1 February 2019	58	623	Surfpath April 2019
Greetings from new user (pics inside) 123	_OS_ July 2008	84	8.1K	_OS_ April 2019
Inveter backup with 100ah battery	Taslim April 2019	4	71	Tecnodave April 2019
12v dc vs 220v ac usage from PV	Taslim April 2019	2	253	Taslim April 2019
Grounding	Butch1952 November 2016	22	953	Tecnodave April 2019
A relative newbie asking about low voltage disconnect	misplacedfriday March 2019	11	1.4K	BB. April 2019
Seeking Advices to minimize Voltage drop	mjb652 April 2019	11	201	mcgivor April 2019
battery voltage ??'s and more	shockman March 2019	25	422	Vic April 2019
Two battery banks, one inverter ?	photon_trap April 2019	9	2.5K	photon_trap April 2019
Add Solar Panels to charge battery bank for inverter	roks1 March 2019	21	355	BB. April 2019
Solar setup help.	dehahn1984 April 2019	5	295	Tecnodave April 2019
inverter question	redwood March 2019	14	770	Cadence April 2019
Charge controller thinks battery is 24v - it's 12v?	rooduJardin April 2019	20	6.4K	littleharbor2 April 2019
Wire gauge for parallel battery jumpers.	AbbyTR23 April 2019	2	5.6K	BB. April 2019
Any problems with this setup?	cmduran April 2019	10	195	BB. April 2019
Charge Controller isn't outputting enough voltage for Lithium Battery... maybe.	MysteriousFoundation March 2019	26	10.2K	littleharbor2 April 2019
Deep forest solar array, overcoming shade	DaangeroussDan April 2019	1	52	BB. April 2019
Agm.Gel Battery Maintenance	rooduJardin March 2019	7	131	DaangeroussDan April 2019
Solar + MPPT Charge Controller + Generator for night. Double check my setup idea?	dmurph March 2019	23	3.8K	DaangeroussDan April 2019
Airlift pump system for well--air pump/compressor-W/A/Voltage questions	FranB March 2019	3	1.6K	jonr March 2019
Attaching and securing a large solar array to a van roof two ways for safety	MysteriousFoundation March 2019	9	602	stmoloud March 2019
Battery non-usage	photon_trap March 2019	7	91	Estragon March 2019
new to the field, setting up an off-grid sys, possibility for upgrade	DanSel March 2019	10	216	DanSel March 2019
Wire sizing	NMNeil March 2019	6	105	littleharbor2 March 2019
Can Solar Power to Drive an Alternator?	System February 2009	11	3.2K	mike95490 March 2019
Solar Generator	Crystal March 2019	8	111	mike95490 March 2019
Grounding Question	Mike56 March 2019	7	151	BB. March 2019