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Re: Why do east facing panels really outperform west facing?
My system has two panel banks one facing southeast and the other southwest. As you'd expect, the southeast bank does the heavy lifting on the summer but is hobbled by trees once late September a…1 · -
Re: Worth it to buy a smaller microwave?
I've been using a small microwave on solar for several years. It works fine even with modified sine current. Biggest pain is not being able to use a full sized plate in the limited space.1 · -
Re: Off Grid Solar Systems for remote villages--Less than 10% still functional years after install
I think it has to do with ownership. Somebody "gives you" funds for a system and you don't really care about it. If it's your hard earned dollars going into a system you can bet Y…2 · -
Re: Inverter Power Save Mode
I had a similar problem in that my water pump would overload the inverter if it tried to start while the inverter was in standby mode. So I cobbled up a second pressure switch set to a slightly highe…1 · -
Re: Camper Shell Solar
Yes that's a good start. Keep in mind once you have "free" solar power you will start to add more loads and what you have now will not be enough. Just sayin'.1 ·