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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
Trying to get away from extension cords	Wxboy October 2014	12	455	gww1 October 2014
Something Weird With My New Trojan T-105s	genocell October 2014	6	340	genocell October 2014
Well finally got the cabin now I need power lol looking for a small off the grid system	dmanjay October 2014	3	258	mike95490 October 2014
Help someone new with a system design?	EarlyRiser October 2014	8	328	jcheil October 2014
Standby Generator	CtOldman October 2014	8	333	CtOldman October 2014
Uniphase inverter in three phase building	quique October 2014	3	188	inetdog October 2014
My first project: Solar battery usb iphone charger, need direction please!	Baconite October 2014	4	376	Baconite October 2014
Should I be using 240V or 120V when sizing a wiring run from inverter to load panel?	NorthernLights October 2014	8	902	CDN_VT October 2014
Cable voltage drop	gactrx October 2014	6	318	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	363	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	548	oil pan 4 October 2014
Charge Controller sizing tool	Novaz October 2014	4	334	Cariboocoot October 2014
Need a recomendation for a book?	hanau October 2014	6	313	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	447	tndoug99 October 2014
Cd-Te Polcrystalline solar panel	xphysics October 2014	6	281	BB. October 2014
1000 Watt pure sine wave inverter	Zakarume October 2014	8	655	waynefromnscanada October 2014
Draw from varied points in battery bank	Chris11 October 2014	8	397	vtmaps October 2014
The drawing board has drawn me back with more questions	elesaver October 2014	20	773	vtmaps October 2014
Few larger or more smaller	Novaz October 2014	3	219	vtmaps October 2014
Suggestions Please!	johnmckay1969 September 2013	19	1.8K	johnmckay1969 October 2014
2 systems to decide from	Zakarume October 2014	3	280	Plowman October 2014
My goofy questions	maurice October 2014	3	243	maurice October 2014
new batteries in old bank	palausystem October 2014	3	190	Blackcherry04 October 2014
Sanity check: Inverter input current, wire size, fusing, and ampacity	citysnaps October 2014	2	256	citysnaps October 2014
Wire Sizes	Soulearner October 2014	11	441	Soulearner October 2014
Newbe needing some guidance	markbett October 2014	1	159	Alaska Man October 2014