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
Is battery bank cycling when input from panels is more than output inverter is using?	CVN-71 August 2016	5	61	Dave Angelini August 2016
How bad is it to draw more power than the inverter is rated for?	BajaPartTimer August 2016	11	8.3K	Marc Kurth August 2016
Thin-Lite or another company?	inthejungle August 2016	1	31	Dave Angelini August 2016
Connecting broken panel in series	ismailkaya August 2016	1	11	BB. August 2016
How much power SHOULD you get ?	Skippy November 2015	28	591	Johann August 2016
Order Of Connect & Disconnect ?	xyzHollyxyz August 2016	3	1	westbranch August 2016
Another new guy with questions	Ponea July 2016	4	31	vtmaps August 2016
SG values version 2.1 :-)	elesaver July 2016	15	141	elesaver August 2016
PV frame ground wire touching composite shingle roof?	echoth August 2016	1	172	BB. August 2016
48v to 12v step down converter?	midijeep July 2016	20	4.7K	vince August 2016
Circuit Breaker Questions	BB. August 2016	2	1	westbranch August 2016
Help With Wiring Plan	onenationundergoat July 2016	10	102	onenationundergoat August 2016
Help! My SW4048 is deceiving itself	TMorrison July 2016	3	51	Dave Angelini July 2016
Conversation with battery distributor	elesaver July 2016	3	61	animatt July 2016
Solar on 2x4 Roof Trusses	KoolKev July 2016	11	2.1K	KoolKev July 2016
Just a few Photos - New Install	mfriedman July 2016	5	151	Skippy July 2016
What size fuses	cliff1959 July 2016	2	41	cliff1959 July 2016
Looking for advice	Storm July 2016	5	71	BB. July 2016
PV Array Sellection	asadiftikhar July 2016	3	91	littleharbor2 July 2016
Will a 100w panel charge a 48v battery?	cliff1959 July 2016	4	3.2K	BB. July 2016
wire size	belldinger July 2016	5	111	BB. July 2016
Charging option?	ampie July 2016	10	141	new2PV July 2016
tips/tricks, how to get better with what i have	HunterDon July 2016	6	161	HunterDon July 2016
Please: Haiti Off Grid System advice and constructive feedback needed	DarkstormNH October 2015	18	261	BB. July 2016
new here recently bought some mixed panels need advice	Caz June 2016	10	71	BB. July 2016
Hybrid Solar/UPS inverter 1500 watt without mttp function and intended fix	Sandtiger July 2016	2	51	Sandtiger July 2016
Inverter noise level?	SPA July 2016	11	2.2K	SPA July 2016
Not sure what all these readings mean	Blindowl1234 July 2016	2	61	Blindowl1234 July 2016
Stumped on SG values not increasing	elesaver June 2016	26	271	Vic July 2016
Charging and inverters	Capt_Kirk June 2016	5	161	Capt_Kirk July 2016