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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
Should I wire panels in series or parallel?	cralls April 2016	3	81	Vic April 2016
House to Yurt - mid-life lifestyle change - advice needed.	llrrll April 2016	4	91	BB. April 2016
I'm so lost!!	GreenGirl2016 March 2016	13	281	mike95490 April 2016
SW4024 Enhanced Grid Support with firmware 3.01	onthesolar September 2015	11	501	onthesolar April 2016
Should I wire panels in series or parallel?	cralls April 2016	0	21	cralls April 2016
Should I wire panels in series or parallel?	cralls April 2016	0	11	cralls April 2016
charging a 24V trolling motor setup	hharke March 2016	5	561	vtmaps April 2016
Battery power/ inverter(s) running computers. HELP!	PrpleButerfly April 2016	1	441	BB. April 2016
In line meter....What do these two readings mean?	Blindowl1234 March 2016	6	71	BB. March 2016
Damage solar panel suggestion	DarkstormNH March 2016	4	51	DarkstormNH March 2016
Inverter only putting out 15VAC?	cralls March 2016	6	41	cralls March 2016
solar panel repair	wa6ems March 2016	1	31	vtmaps March 2016
Can I wire the inverter from the solar charge controller's load output instead of battery?	Magd March 2016	3	10K	Johann March 2016
Where does my inverter get it's power during low and high insolation?	wonderfullyrich March 2016	3	44	Xizang March 2016
Fuse or breaker between bank and inverter?	cralls March 2016	6	1.5K	cralls March 2016
Help!! Connecting a Tracer BN to my caravan electrics	johnport March 2016	2	161	johnport March 2016
Three Phase with Common Neutral	onthesolar March 2016	9	1.2K	onthesolar March 2016
Measure DC voltage and current	hanz March 2016	3	903	BB. March 2016
Measuring power produced	WaterWheel January 2016	11	182	new2PV March 2016
4 battery (12 volt Dec each) series connected to run a 2 hp 48 volt dc motor	harvshu March 2016	6	71	mike95490 March 2016
Need to match new batteries with old panels	Dmitri March 2016	13	151	westbranch March 2016
Hooking two low amp charge controllers in parrallel to be able to handle the amps?	Johann March 2016	2	31	Johann March 2016
2 battery banks	oadkins March 2016	1	61	vtmaps March 2016
Panel connection configuration advice	DarkstormNH March 2016	3	81	vtmaps March 2016
Batts / inverter / window AC unit.	patrickp8616 March 2016	3	341	Photowhit March 2016
Resources for learning about solar and alternative energy	Eric_R March 2016	1	31	BB. March 2016
Installing my Van Electrics	kj67072 March 2016	3	51	kj67072 March 2016
MPPT Charge Controller Solar and Auto Alternator hook up.	Psychowolff March 2016	9	5.5K	Psychowolff March 2016
48 vdc system	patrickp8616 March 2016	2	81	zoneblue March 2016
Batteries with Bus Bar?	timsim00 February 2016	6	2.6K	timsim00 March 2016