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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
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	931	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
Measure DC usage for future solar setup	stmoloud November 2018	11	91	stmoloud November 2018
Should I trust this solar spreadsheet?	stmoloud November 2018	4	61	stmoloud November 2018
Sizing panel arrays for FlexMax 80 Charge Controllers	richardimorse November 2018	6	472	Vic November 2018
Midnight 150	tobyhunt November 2018	6	141	halfcrazy November 2018
Generator Power Limits on Outback Inverters	richardimorse November 2018	12	701	Dave Angelini November 2018
Small Grid Tied inverter	BuildSolar November 2018	2	51	Peter_V November 2018
Renogy kit 12	brownbear November 2018	38	611	littleharbor2 November 2018
How to put a battery through a bench test	richardimorse November 2018	1	51	BB. November 2018
Confused, seeking help for small power source	Georgiachild November 2018	6	121	NANOcontrol November 2018
Charging parallel battery banks = multiply the maximum charge current by the number of strings	richardimorse November 2018	1	41	mcgivor November 2018
Hurricane hits off grid solar installation on remote beach which previously had performance issues 12	richardimorse October 2018	35	421	richardimorse November 2018
New Solar Invertor owner, error, help? :(	CDM November 2018	5	471	CDM November 2018
MPPT and VOC limits	solardad November 2018	13	1.8K	Estragon November 2018
Which Battery too I swap out in a battery bank	richardimorse October 2018	17	201	richardimorse November 2018
Anyone know how many watts on the roof of a Nissan 3500 HT	Birdog October 2018	2	51	Birdog November 2018
Inverter low voltage at 12.6 Volts?	stmoloud October 2018	18	2.4K	BB. October 2018
Heating option 12	parbob1 October 2018	32	501	Dave Angelini October 2018
Microinverter to 220V-120V step down transformer to AC wall socket possible?	meridiansolar October 2011	25	5.8K	bill von novak October 2018
Morningstar MPPT-45 charging problem after firmware update	Jaro October 2018	2	131	BB. October 2018
kWh required to keep batteries charged?	lasitter October 2018	13	161	BB. October 2018
Using a 18v solar panel on a 12v system	bigslo October 2018	3	5.9K	oil pan 4 October 2018
Do I need a disconnect/switch on each parallel string (3 strings in parallel)?	tchss777 October 2018	11	901	tchss777 October 2018