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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
How many watts do I need for my solar panel to have to power my tiny house?	SarahEfim February 2016	16	451	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	502	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	182	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	733	westbranch February 2016
Beware when ordering from China I learned a hard lesson this week	Blindowl1234 February 2016	10	201	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	131	Vic January 2016
WHERE do you guys get your DC switches and Combiner Boxes?	Xizang January 2016	18	391	zoneblue January 2016
Battery questions	hillside January 2016	8	231	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	593	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	353	Dave Angelini January 2016
question about CC "clicking"	elesaver January 2016	5	81	elesaver January 2016
CC does not go into absorb mode	elesaver January 2016	26	481	elesaver January 2016
multicrystalline vs polycrystalline?	mike49 January 2016	9	1.3K	mike49 January 2016
inverter overload question	squarebob January 2016	1	391	BB. January 2016
Car audio sound system fuses for inverter	oil pan 4 January 2016	8	402	oil pan 4 January 2016
Making multiple sources play nicely together	permaculturegeek January 2016	12	232	zoneblue January 2016
Sort of new at this and looking for advice/help	Blindowl1234 January 2016	10	144	Blindowl1234 January 2016
info for a beginner	AriaPlantaholic January 2016	2	71	oil pan 4 January 2016
Batteried	rog536 January 2016	1	51	vtmaps January 2016
generac 10kw ags to Radian GS8048	Alan January 2016	0	11	Alan January 2016
MMPT CONTROLER	aci2468 January 2016	9	221	mike95490 January 2016
this past nov and dec daily sun hours for toronto?	mike49 January 2016	15	201	mike49 January 2016