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Discussion List

Discussion	Started By	Replies	Views	Most Recent
Looking for the right controller on a budget	BarefootWildflowers September 2016	1	21	littleharbor2 September 2016
figuring panel strings and mppt	Gttdnbman September 2016	12	171	Vic September 2016
Equipment choice	Tiethilo September 2016	3	71	Johann September 2016
Specific gravity readings from my bank?	bc buck September 2016	7	71	softdown September 2016
Photowatt pw1000 12/24 wiring	lburris15 September 2015	4	2.1K	littleharbor2 September 2016
16 volt solar charge controller	DConlyGuy September 2016	5	672	DConlyGuy September 2016
Why does open circuit voltage differ from specific gravity?	Freewilley September 2016	8	863	BB. September 2016
How good are ebay solar panels?	Nano September 2016	4	81	softdown September 2016
Battery Bank Problems	Chiefa September 2016	1	41	Vic September 2016
Will a 30w solar panel be enough to charge 20ah battery?	Nano September 2016	8	7.7K	Nano September 2016
Sundanzer or Sunfrost?	System October 2011	25	6.1K	Dave Angelini September 2016
Cold cranking amps to Amphours?	Chris11 September 2016	6	581	Johann September 2016
Building a new Solar Lighting system. Need advise.	lavsan March 2013	6	622	fivewin September 2016
Suggestion for 24 volt charger run off generator for back up	Dailypix September 2016	4	481	mike95490 September 2016
Chicken coop leds.... :)	Everlong September 2016	4	61	mike95490 September 2016
what do i need to protect my batteries from getting overdrawn?	parkerkempf September 2016	11	722	Johann September 2016
Solar Design for Freezer	Electrohawg July 2016	16	241	Electrohawg September 2016
Inverter toast ?	GreenPowerManiac September 2016	16	201	GreenPowerManiac September 2016
Please suggest me a charge controller and battery type	alimash September 2016	1	61	BB. September 2016
My 2.2kw Off Grid Solar set up with SubPanel and Electric Preheat water tank	jimmyaz September 2016	0	91	jimmyaz September 2016
Hydrocaps	BEFUDDLED July 2014	14	1.7K	Dave Angelini September 2016
Plastic battery boxes are made of.	South Africa April 2015	14	629	WaterWheel September 2016
Wiring different volt panels together	SirCaptain January 2011	13	3.4K	BB. September 2016
Solar battery generator math	gparkis March 2013	10	801	vtmaps September 2016
How Much Solar Should I Install?	a0128958 August 2016	4	81	GreenPowerManiac August 2016
Jumper Cables as Battery Cables	WolfMT August 2016	5	5.7K	mike95490 August 2016
Solar Powered Deep Freezer Fridge	WolfMT August 2016	19	181	WolfMT August 2016
24 volt to 12 volt	Chris11 August 2016	6	101	Chris11 August 2016
Best option to minimize wear and tear on large 10Kwatt generator used to power 100 watts of lights	beamguy August 2016	11	261	jonr August 2016
Moving my family- I need some thoughts on solar to keep food when grid goes down 12	inthejungle July 2016	45	651	Dave Angelini August 2016