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New to solar? Then this is the place to start. Basic solar, wind, battery, inverter stuff.

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Battery wire? Welding wire? when is 4/0 not 4/0?	biggerhammer January 2015	29	4.6K	oil pan 4 January 2015
12v LEDs on 120 volt system	hemmjo January 2015	9	408	BB. January 2015
solar newbie here	cornwalluk January 2015	5	336	cornwalluk January 2015
self cleaning solar panels?	wintersolar January 2015	9	602	ramloui January 2015
Inverter Question	Zakarume January 2015	9	470	2manytoyz January 2015
Battery/Panel requirements for electric fence charger	mhillerbrand May 2010	27	10.7K	BB. January 2015
charge controller function?	spockmckoy January 2015	13	569	bendorfold January 2015
inverter ac output	hello January 2015	8	334	BB. January 2015
1200W of panels in full sun = 350W output	Dan_ January 2015	8	441	icarus January 2015
First Battery Backup - Review Requested	erikm101 December 2014	12	612	erikm101 January 2015
can you get thermal water heating (CHP) at same time panels make elec?	wintersolar January 2015	2	158	Organic Farmer January 2015
does anyone else make solar laminates or durable panels? (with UniSolar OOB)	wintersolar January 2015	1	155	peakbagger January 2015
solar concentrators with normal 1sun panels (but in northern climes?)	wintersolar January 2015	2	140	BB. January 2015
First winter in shop. Are fumes causing health problems?	softdown January 2015	19	897	softdown January 2015
4 projectors 200 watts installaion	Legolas January 2015	9	317	john p January 2015
Help with 2 x 250 watt panels	marky January 2015	5	324	westbranch January 2015
installing inverter breaker	nyarelathodep January 2015	2	191	westbranch January 2015
Need to clarify a battery connection set up	Islander January 2015	2	209	Islander January 2015
Off grid from a NAWS kit: Suggestions?	biggerhammer January 2015	11	465	Alaska Man January 2015
Best time of day for limited exposure?	Saburai January 2015	6	250	Saburai January 2015
Is this a bad layout for panels on my roof?	dariushd January 2015	13	661	2manytoyz January 2015
Help a newbie make sense of Panel Specs	keyter January 2015	3	904	Photowhit January 2015
System design help!	1911 December 2014	30	1.3K	1911 January 2015
Any issues with adding fuses to my DC Negative inside the combiner box?	HX_Guy January 2015	23	2.8K	HX_Guy January 2015
Solar System Questions	WindmillHill January 2015	6	296	solarvic January 2015
a check on my results	nyarelathodep January 2015	6	210	BB. January 2015
Hydrometer question?	Saburai January 2015	4	200	Saburai January 2015
Cheap MPPT regulator from China - true and not fake? 1 2	kjetil January 2015	32	10.4K	Bucho January 2015
OK forget relying on panels. Recommendations for a battery charger???	downtown NYC November 2014	15	957	nyarelathodep January 2015
Realistic to install my new solar gear myself?	softdown January 2015	25	788	Denman January 2015

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