Solar Beginners Corner

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

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Discussion	Started By	Replies	Views	Most Recent
Max charge rate of XW+ Inverter and charge limit of MPPT 60-150 Charge Controllers?	ligwyd December 2018	11	858	ligwyd December 2018
Battery bank problems	wolfbay December 2018	19	1.1K	tabbycat December 2018
Tristar meter	stmoloud December 2018	3	53	mryimmers December 2018
Outback VFX3524 question?	ligwyd December 2018	5	102	ligwyd December 2018
Surge Protection Devices - Single Phase and Single Pole - WHY ?	richardimorse December 2018	20	2.3K	Dave Angelini December 2018
Should I use an Input DC BUS for my FlexMax 80 Charge controllers or keep their input separate	richardimorse December 2018	2	41	BB. December 2018
Schneider tech support gone? Just went live with Schneider 6848 dual XW+, Li-Ion, 10kw array,	jpederse98 December 2018	11	572	Dave Angelini December 2018
Cable assumptions	stmoloud December 2018	5	91	stmoloud December 2018
All my components arrived from NAW&S. Where do I begin the install .	misskim92008 December 2018	4	131	Dave Angelini December 2018
MIXING DIFFERENT WATTAGE PANELS	CFM December 2018	1	71	BB. December 2018
Solar panels to battery charge.	cptmiker December 2018	9	242	BB. December 2018
Normal inverter power consumption	mshah December 2018	6	161	BB. December 2018
Voltage dropping too fast	roadrunnerjoe December 2018	5	862	BB. December 2018
Is it fine to solder ferrules to wire?	MontyYoung December 2018	9	3K	BB. December 2018
Emergency Lighting and Data Power in an Off Grid System	richardimorse December 2018	4	101	richardimorse December 2018
Parallel two low amp cables to make one big	stmoloud December 2018	17	7.3K	stmoloud December 2018
Off-grid rural Upstate NY needs help ASAP for minimal heat	Dee November 2018	28	421	Dee December 2018
Can you safely use a motorbike 12V GEL battery in a PV system ?	Haglun December 2018	3	348	BB. December 2018
Kw/hrs grid & Solar	stmoloud November 2018	26	332	stmoloud December 2018
Class C Motor Home	cyperpc November 2018	9	141	ScoobyMike December 2018
Two battery sources, one DC circuit	stmoloud November 2018	9	111	stmoloud December 2018
Battery Selection - System Sizing 12	nobadays November 2018	40	914	nobadays November 2018
Equalize charge off-grid	stmoloud November 2018	10	111	stmoloud November 2018
Mppt with generator input	Meyrick November 2018	5	131	BB. November 2018
Newbie Project	DMS11X November 2018	6	211	stmoloud November 2018
Remote monitoring and administration	cdrichards2 November 2018	8	141	KMac November 2018
Panel differences?	DMS11X November 2018	4	121	BB. November 2018
Off Grid which generator to chose 10 kVA to 15kVA	richardimorse November 2018	19	911	mcgivor November 2018
4 stage battery charger with limited capacity?	nowak November 2018	7	121	mcgivor November 2018
buffer battery size	NMNeil November 2018	5	121	bill von novak November 2018