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
Concrete slab	Chris11 April 2023	8	151	Chris11 April 2023
Inverter, controller and cabling questions	PortuGal April 2023	5	111	BB. April 2023
HeLp! New to solar and can't figure out what wrong.	bluewave October 2021	10	654	kvarnanna63 April 2023
Installing Panels Query's	Ako April 2023	2	41	BB. April 2023
Two Separate systems on the same house?	hackenbush March 2023	5	102	BB. April 2023
Sol-Ark fault codes	SethandBecca April 2023	0	53	SethandBecca April 2023
inverter AC's	Gregaba March 2023	12	191	Dave Angelini March 2023
schneider 100amp/600v charge controller in 24vdc	offgridcabin2015 March 2023	17	183	littleharbor2 March 2023
SW 4024 dies every time I try to set the inverter to run	Richard55 March 2023	8	71	Dave Angelini March 2023
Combiner box	Gregaba March 2023	2	101	Gregaba March 2023
Connecting an electric 2 amp battery maintainer to a solar system	Tonytee March 2023	7	171	Tonytee March 2023
Need some help with settings after an extended grid outage on Friday	midwesteddie March 2023	4	102	midwesteddie March 2023
Battery Settings	JRM March 2023	1	41	Ralph Day March 2023
Need help diagnosing (and optimizing) solar installation	Keithjwaz February 2023	4	111	Keithjwaz March 2023
Question on shunt	Gregaba February 2023	5	169	Gregaba March 2023
Lithium batteries	Plucka March 2023	1	71	littleharbor2 March 2023
Victron Smart Solar MPPT 100/50 and Proper awg	JYanke January 2023	10	520	JYanke February 2023
Another question, this time about lightning 12	sub3marathonman February 2009	38	4.8K	BB. February 2023
Off Grid Solar Power need to keep Generac Standby Generator Battery Charged so it will start	NorthernMI September 2020	12	2.1K	Graham Parkinson February 2023
Battery s 12	Gregaba February 2023	39	492	Gregaba February 2023
Purchased a home with 2 older (different) systems installed	midwesteddie February 2023	6	173	midwesteddie February 2023
12volt verses 24 volt	Gregaba February 2023	4	142	Gregaba February 2023
How to determine proper wire size to use between Panels and MPPT Controller	rann May 2022	4	3K	BB. February 2023
Did I do this correctly? Magnum system to panel	kikijames February 2023	17	560	kikijames February 2023
Need Help With System Design	kaycee February 2023	5	101	BB. February 2023
Inverter Problems	Solarsurfer January 2023	2	71	Solarsurfer February 2023
L1 to L2 voltage is ~1v coming into SolarEdge inverter	kurtjx January 2023	5	370	kurtjx January 2023
Voltage where there shouldn't be any	Ako January 2023	3	81	Vic January 2023
Grid Codes for XW6848+	Luisoler January 2023	1	41	Dave Angelini January 2023
Portable battery + Bauer Solar Panels?	Sock January 2023	3	72	BB. January 2023