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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	Started By	Replies	Views	Most Recent
L16 rolls 445 ah x 3 strings 24v	offgridcabin2015 June 2022	9	181	JRHill July 2022
Solar Reflective Report	mickri June 2022	3	81	mickri July 2022
Used Solar Panels from Santan Solar--Only 41% of the Rated Power?	Basspig June 2022	16	562	littleharbor2 June 2022
Intelligent inverter question	vasir June 2022	5	131	m151 June 2022
US Source for 700W Solar Panels?	Basspig June 2022	2	71	Basspig June 2022
Outback Radian vs XW Pro	Gutaz June 2022	5	364	MJSullivan56 June 2022
Adding more panels to existing Array and second controller.	Billy June 2022	6	121	Dave Angelini June 2022
what is max distance in feet that i can run 2 wires from solar array to my cabin	offgridcabin2015 June 2022	9	202	littleharbor2 June 2022
Why Don't Parallel Battery Banks Balance?	Basspig June 2022	17	1.7K	Basspig June 2022
flex max 80 setting . what are end amps?	offgridcabin2015 June 2022	3	82	Vic June 2022
wire lengh question with copper bus bar for 3 banks of batts rolls L16 445ah.	offgridcabin2015 June 2022	3	61	offgridcabin2015 June 2022
Generator/Inverter generator options	photonboy June 2022	3	91	BB. June 2022
High Frequency Inverters with Split Phase Capability and High Surge Capacity?	Basspig May 2021	16	1.6K	Vic June 2022
Faulty AC Disconnect? You guys ever seen that happen?	HX_Guy January 2015	16	6.9K	Wheelman55 June 2022
Solstice fridge	Jackie_1111 August 2020	4	381	Byrne14 May 2022
Changed from PWM to MPPT	Ako May 2022	2	101	RCinFLA May 2022
Combiner box moutning Question.	offgridcabin2015 May 2022	2	41	offgridcabin2015 May 2022
Excess production	Ako May 2022	3	51	Dave Angelini May 2022
Charging batteries from grid in night	kilaraya May 2022	1	71	Wheelman55 May 2022
Distances and wiring	drsockmonkee May 2022	19	121	BB. May 2022
Which came first, the chicken or the egg? In my case, the charge controller or DC shut off switch	showme May 2022	10	121	showme May 2022
EB55 W/PV200 Review	mikeav85 May 2022	0	11	mikeav85 May 2022
Need help Identifying Solar Panel Mounting Rails	DarrylG April 2022	1	41	showme May 2022
Amp from PV not able to be kept - cycling to zero regularly	schirmat June 2020	12	1.4K	RCinFLA May 2022
New to this	CaptainBlack May 2022	2	71	BB. May 2022
MT50 with Two Controllers	somesom April 2022	2	73	BB. April 2022
sharing PV panel installation with 2 inverters (no splitting or allocations)	Takara April 2022	1	948	BB. April 2022
How to figure monthly optimum array angles?	showme April 2022	10	111	showme April 2022
Cooling Fans inconsistent	HunterM April 2022	2	31	HunterM April 2022
Are residential electric meters usable for DC, or just AC?	showme April 2022	3	41	BB. April 2022