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
100 watt panel getting 2.5 Amps in full sun	Blindowl1234 February 2016	0	51	zoneblue February 2016
need more info on making a BTS from earlier info	elesaver February 2016	14	144	Vic February 2016
wiring	mike74820 February 2016	2	41	mike74820 February 2016
What make and model batteries do you use?	South Africa February 2016	10	381	Mangas February 2016
determine aH capacity	elesaver February 2016	6	142	mike95490 February 2016
Redefining beginner...	wthiessen February 2016	3	61	zoneblue February 2016
ARI hybrid solar-wind controller	Bruceherman February 2016	6	253	BB. February 2016
How much wattage do I need to run my ham radio	martinhoover February 2016	12	2.6K	Dave Angelini February 2016
Why isn't it working?	Gilgamesh91 February 2016	4	61	vtmaps February 2016
Before signing, what else?	lasitter June 2015	9	167	Ralph Day February 2016
Breakers, Box, Charge Controller	Zakarume February 2016	13	223	Photowhit February 2016
How many watts do I need for my solar panel to have to power my tiny house?	SarahEfim February 2016	16	435	zoneblue February 2016
Any work around to island PV system when grid is not active	venkat1259 February 2016	3	51	Dave Angelini February 2016
Battery monitor questions.	jackbombay January 2016	24	476	Vic February 2016
Just happy about my solar setup	mike74820 February 2016	2	91	mike74820 February 2016
Using a deep cycle battery to temporarily cover additional wattage requirements?	lolcashcow February 2016	8	183	vtmaps February 2016
Step down 14.2v to 6.8v to charge a single Trojan 6v battery	Outrunner February 2016	4	131	Outrunner February 2016
Charge Controllers	A5c11 February 2016	8	211	mike95490 February 2016
Ah capacity is reduced while battery voltage and SG good 12	elesaver January 2016	51	631	westbranch February 2016
Beware when ordering from China I learned a hard lesson this week	Blindowl1234 February 2016	10	192	mike95490 February 2016
Sure do learn a lot here....especially about batteries and what to look for	Blindowl1234 January 2016	0	31	Blindowl1234 January 2016
Best place for copper cables?	lolcashcow January 2016	9	121	Vic January 2016
WHERE do you guys get your DC switches and Combiner Boxes?	Xizang January 2016	18	334	zoneblue January 2016
Battery questions	hillside January 2016	8	221	vtmaps January 2016
where do i go from here?	jpk7180o January 2016	7	111	South Africa January 2016
CC, Box Enclosure, Battery	Zakarume January 2016	1	21	zoneblue January 2016
Battery Cable & Inverter cables	Zakarume January 2016	13	571	Zakarume January 2016
Solar simply as backup to possible grid failure - post SHTF	Xizang January 2016	13	1.3K	MarkC January 2016
Battery Bank all the same lot or not?	Cosmos December 2015	19	341	Dave Angelini January 2016
question about CC "clicking"	elesaver January 2016	5	81	elesaver January 2016