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
Bad charge controller?	FirefliesNfrogs February 2015	3	775	FirefliesNfrogs February 2015
Newbie! Replacing an old system: can someone check what I got so far?	bobertcom February 2015	6	287	BB. February 2015
Inverter high voltage shut down	kansas January 2015	17	2.6K	waynefromnscanada February 2015
Charge Controller for two 120v battery banks ?	ruidias February 2015	10	1.3K	BB. February 2015
Will a PWM controller cause noise on analog cctv camera?	ms334 November 2014	13	1.1K	westbranch February 2015
buying a complete system	Legolas December 2014	6	535	Legolas February 2015
Generator/Charger set-up	hemmjo February 2015	10	425	BB. February 2015
Panel/inverter efficiency	hemmjo January 2015	11	392	westbranch January 2015
Battery wire? Welding wire? when is 4/0 not 4/0?	biggerhammer January 2015	29	4.8K	oil pan 4 January 2015
12v LEDs on 120 volt system	hemmjo January 2015	9	404	BB. January 2015
solar newbie here	cornwalluk January 2015	5	330	cornwalluk January 2015
self cleaning solar panels?	wintersolar January 2015	9	601	ramloui January 2015
Inverter Question	Zakarume January 2015	9	464	2manytoyz January 2015
Battery/Panel requirements for electric fence charger	mhillerbrand May 2010	27	10.8K	BB. January 2015
charge controller function?	spockmckoy January 2015	13	562	bendorfold January 2015
inverter ac output	hello January 2015	8	333	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	607	erikm101 January 2015
can you get thermal water heating (CHP) at same time panels make elec?	wintersolar January 2015	2	157	Organic Farmer January 2015
does anyone else make solar laminates or durable panels? (with UniSolar OOB)	wintersolar January 2015	1	154	peakbagger January 2015
solar concentrators with normal 1sun panels (but in northern climes?)	wintersolar January 2015	2	137	BB. January 2015
First winter in shop. Are fumes causing health problems?	softdown January 2015	19	894	softdown January 2015
4 projectors 200 watts installaion	Legolas January 2015	9	313	john p January 2015
Help with 2 x 250 watt panels	marky January 2015	5	315	westbranch January 2015
installing inverter breaker	nyarelathodep January 2015	2	182	westbranch January 2015
Need to clarify a battery connection set up	Islander January 2015	2	205	Islander January 2015
Off grid from a NAWS kit: Suggestions?	biggerhammer January 2015	11	462	Alaska Man January 2015
Best time of day for limited exposure?	Saburai January 2015	6	242	Saburai January 2015
Is this a bad layout for panels on my roof?	dariushd January 2015	13	654	2manytoyz January 2015
Help a newbie make sense of Panel Specs	keyter January 2015	3	907	Photowhit January 2015