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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
Troubleshooting 0A from array	mepv May 2014	12	559	mepv May 2014
Before I make ANOTHER mistake 12	South Africa May 2014	57	2.6K	Cariboocoot May 2014
How many amps to equalize?	SIXGUNNER452 May 2014	3	691	Cariboocoot May 2014
How many solar panels should I need for a grid tied system?	Warrenrh May 2014	2	202	solar_dave May 2014
Centro Solar panels?	HX_Guy May 2014	2	202	Cariboocoot May 2014
grounding my solar panels....	mark13 May 2014	6	481	niel May 2014
Battery to inverter fuse	sabud December 2011	12	28.3K	Cariboocoot May 2014
4 x 250 watt panels into 2 x 40 amp controllers producing 5k @ 12 volt system possible?	CreveCoeur May 2014	19	4.3K	Photowhit May 2014
Harvest Efficiency revisited	qwertinsky May 2014	7	354	stephendv May 2014
Junction box on top or bottom?	Plowman May 2014	6	547	Plowman May 2014
Need help wiring 12v solar project 123	solarpowernovice April 2014	71	3.1K	Cariboocoot May 2014
Right Panels for RV Application	TaoJones May 2014	26	2K	Plowman May 2014
100 Watt Panels: Higher Voltage or Higher Amperage?	AuricTech May 2014	2	245	AuricTech May 2014
ISO input on a system	Boburk May 2014	13	534	Boburk May 2014
New Guy! New to solar but not to most things mechanical!	Lexicon7 May 2014	6	325	Lexicon7 May 2014
4 busbar vs 2 Busbar solar panels which one to choose ? 12	drraptor May 2014	34	3.1K	drraptor May 2014
Which SMA Grid tie is the best for future expansion	South Africa May 2014	3	255	solarix May 2014
Connecting 3 140w panels in parallel	System October 2011	26	4K	Wannabesolar May 2014
Panel roof mount/rack	Arkansasoffgrid May 2014	9	409	Vic May 2014
SOC under light load vs no load	jfinet May 2014	2	240	jfinet May 2014
Tracer-2215RN MPPT charge controller specs.	nubby May 2014	5	1.6K	drraptor May 2014
Phocos CML20 controller and 200w Tenesol panels	South Africa May 2014	17	799	South Africa May 2014
Battery size calculations	drraptor May 2014	2	266	Cariboocoot May 2014
String Problem	drraptor May 2014	22	720	Cariboocoot May 2014
Amps out of panel higher than Imp---is this right?	Plowman May 2014	4	266	Cariboocoot May 2014
Solar power with grid as backup 12	South Africa May 2014	43	1.9K	South Africa May 2014
My new experiment plan	UAE_Boy May 2014	25	918	UAE_Boy May 2014
monitoring the Xantrex XW6048	leeelson May 2014	6	810	SkiDoo55 May 2014
New solar setup and AIMS inverters	Stuck May 2014	24	2.3K	Vic May 2014
24v batteries and a 12v charger	South Africa May 2014	6	407	Cariboocoot May 2014