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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
My first project: Solar battery usb iphone charger, need direction please!	Baconite October 2014	4	377	Baconite October 2014
Should I be using 240V or 120V when sizing a wiring run from inverter to load panel?	NorthernLights October 2014	8	906	CDN_VT October 2014
Cable voltage drop	gactrx October 2014	6	324	gactrx October 2014
Issue with inverter shutting down at 21v on a 24v system	rayrassi October 2014	4	3.7K	zoneblue October 2014
Do I need PV breaker to charge controller if my panels connected in series	SkinnyCow October 2014	2	359	TucsonAZ October 2014
mono_poly compatability	anvil October 2014	2	203	anvil October 2014
Parasitic Draw ,Wall wort's ETC	CDN_VT October 2014	2	175	CDN_VT October 2014
Lightning Surge Supression	srhill October 2014	11	549	oil pan 4 October 2014
Charge Controller sizing tool	Novaz October 2014	4	336	Cariboocoot October 2014
Need a recomendation for a book?	hanau October 2014	6	318	Novaz October 2014
Should I tin PV wire ends with solder?	bratan September 2014	6	2K	Mustang65 October 2014
My Solar Project starting to come together	tndoug99 October 2014	7	454	tndoug99 October 2014
Cd-Te Polcrystalline solar panel	xphysics October 2014	6	282	BB. October 2014
1000 Watt pure sine wave inverter	Zakarume October 2014	8	657	waynefromnscanada October 2014
Draw from varied points in battery bank	Chris11 October 2014	8	396	vtmaps October 2014
The drawing board has drawn me back with more questions	elesaver October 2014	20	737	vtmaps October 2014
Few larger or more smaller	Novaz October 2014	3	219	vtmaps October 2014
Suggestions Please!	johnmckay1969 September 2013	19	1.7K	johnmckay1969 October 2014
2 systems to decide from	Zakarume October 2014	3	282	Plowman October 2014
My goofy questions	maurice October 2014	3	246	maurice October 2014
new batteries in old bank	palausystem October 2014	3	192	Blackcherry04 October 2014
Sanity check: Inverter input current, wire size, fusing, and ampacity	citysnaps October 2014	2	255	citysnaps October 2014
Wire Sizes	Soulearner October 2014	11	446	Soulearner October 2014
Newbe needing some guidance	markbett October 2014	1	158	Alaska Man October 2014
Mounting electrical components of solar system	bratan September 2014	13	5.2K	verdigo October 2014
Hydrometer readings	kansas October 2014	19	1K	Blackcherry04 October 2014
How to wire outdoor AC light?	bratan September 2014	16	751	ILFE October 2014
Z-brackets	bratan September 2014	6	842	bratan October 2014
DC Load directly off charge controller	bratan October 2014	4	336	BB. October 2014
Newbie Shed Project	Filetmignon September 2014	3	255	BB. October 2014