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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
Inverter toast ?	GreenPowerManiac September 2016	16	224	GreenPowerManiac September 2016
Please suggest me a charge controller and battery type	alimash September 2016	1	62	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	657	WaterWheel September 2016
Wiring different volt panels together	SirCaptain January 2011	13	3.5K	BB. September 2016
Solar battery generator math	gparkis March 2013	10	821	vtmaps September 2016
How Much Solar Should I Install?	a0128958 August 2016	4	83	GreenPowerManiac August 2016
Jumper Cables as Battery Cables	WolfMT August 2016	5	5.8K	mike95490 August 2016
Solar Powered Deep Freezer Fridge	WolfMT August 2016	19	204	WolfMT August 2016
24 volt to 12 volt	Chris11 August 2016	6	102	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	281	jonr August 2016
Moving my family- I need some thoughts on solar to keep food when grid goes down 12	inthejungle July 2016	45	724	Dave Angelini August 2016
Getting 21 volts out of two 24 volt panels...	softdown August 2016	7	122	Photowhit August 2016
what size backup generator	bleedingblue August 2016	5	92	bleedingblue August 2016
Zener in 3.5w solar panel causing 2V voltage drop in blocking diode	EvertonP August 2016	2	96	Johann August 2016
Electric Fencer Power	mryimmers August 2016	6	69	mryimmers August 2016
Electricity to my Ice-cream van from 12v alternator by using mppt charger Closed	dagga August 2016	2	42	BB. August 2016
first timer	Sarah August 2016	16	181	Sarah August 2016
How to charge bank w generator	vicario August 2016	4	568	2manytoyz August 2016
low amp output from panels	elesaver August 2016	19	1.1K	elesaver August 2016
Is battery bank cycling when input from panels is more than output inverter is using?	CVN-71 August 2016	5	68	Dave Angelini August 2016
How bad is it to draw more power than the inverter is rated for?	BajaPartTimer August 2016	11	8.7K	Marc Kurth August 2016
Thin-Lite or another company?	inthejungle August 2016	1	32	Dave Angelini August 2016
Connecting broken panel in series	ismailkaya August 2016	1	12	BB. August 2016
How much power SHOULD you get ?	Skippy November 2015	28	671	Johann August 2016
Order Of Connect & Disconnect ?	xyzHollyxyz August 2016	3	2	westbranch August 2016
Another new guy with questions	Ponea July 2016	4	37	vtmaps August 2016
SG values version 2.1 :-)	elesaver July 2016	15	155	elesaver August 2016
PV frame ground wire touching composite shingle roof?	echoth August 2016	1	176	BB. August 2016