Solar Beginners Corner

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

Discussion List

Discussion	Started By	Replies	Views	Most Recent
Battery sizing for 600W panels	trungson January 2018	7	525	Thom January 2018
Solar power bank for e-bike	StephanieLyn January 2018	1	261	BB. January 2018
Charge Controller!? (and general help)	Nikola December 2017	20	461	BB. January 2018
3 months no grid power, you all saved me	H_G December 2017	10	281	Estragon January 2018
Switching between alternative power sources	Alan_at_Hahndorf December 2017	3	81	dennis461 December 2017
Ay disadvantage of this setup of charging Li-Poly battery with small solar panel	Leelin December 2017	1	51	Photowhit December 2017
Needing assistance	myron November 2017	23	331	BB. December 2017
Help me pick an Inverter out of these brand names (Reliability?).	lolcashcow January 2016	23	9.2K	ecarus December 2017
newbie - mini shed install!	apples12 December 2017	6	121	Estragon December 2017
Help designing Back solar system	emorales December 2017	5	91	MichaelK December 2017
removing cables safely	leaf December 2017	5	121	leaf December 2017
old battery safety/using a car battery temporarily	leaf December 2017	9	131	leaf December 2017
Diy combiner with fuses (budget)	jimbuck December 2017	14	351	jimbuck December 2017
Batteries not holding charge	rubbertreesolar December 2017	12	3.3K	rubbertreesolar December 2017
Is it safe to use normal water to clean solar panels?	choeey11 April 2017	21	3.3K	softdown December 2017
BMK HOOKUP	ingoldsby December 2017	1	61	ingoldsby December 2017
solar panels wirring	alkhaleejsolar December 2012	10	492	isakshisinghal December 2017
String size question	grunt December 2017	7	141	Photowhit December 2017
I want to run my water heater on solar power (Newbie) 12	Mr_Matthew_L February 2012	53	46.1K	Photowhit December 2017
Well, I never expected this when I got home!	2twisty December 2017	8	211	Dave Angelini December 2017
Mix And Match Solar Panels	bloodofheroes December 2017	14	201	Estragon December 2017
24 volt or 12 volt to mppt	cockneybob2 December 2017	6	121	cockneybob2 December 2017
Battery voltage plot	Horsefly December 2017	15	231	westbranch December 2017
Transfer Switch Wiring Question: Hot 1? Hot 2?	RussOnTheRoad November 2017	6	1.4K	RussOnTheRoad December 2017
First electric bill	Masterjoe November 2017	23	401	mcgivor December 2017
Solar air collector - covering window?	Marquis November 2017	6	71	Estragon November 2017
Solar powered switch	kansas November 2017	17	271	kansas November 2017
Switching between battery voltage and solar voltage to control load. in solar charger?	pushu November 2017	2	681	Estragon November 2017
New 4400 mspae install not charging from gen	mrkelleysaid November 2017	2	141	mrkelleysaid November 2017
New 2.kw Magna 4448 PAE system advice for a new guy	mrkelleysaid December 2016	16	291	mrkelleysaid November 2017