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  • Re: Off grid system design help

    Since this is planned to be a short term installation... Look at your power usage... A 100 kWH per month system is pretty small and can keep a smaller/very efficient home with "near normal"…
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  • Re: Off grid system design help

    It starts with the math... The standard equations for power are: * Power = Voltage * Current * Power = Voltage^2 / Resistance * Power = Current^2 * Resistance The first equation... Note that you can …
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  • Re: What causes a battery cell to go bad?

    It is hard to say--There are many possible causes... We have reports of new (or virtually new) batteries that have a cell with (what appears to be) 1.0 SG (water)--The reality is most battery hydrome…
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  • Re: Battery Wiring Option A or B????

    The issue for fusing is that holders+fuses+spare fuses is not cheap--And you need to keep spare fuses handy. For circuit breakers, they are not much more, but do take up a lot more room. But you also…
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  • Re: shade

    I double checked using the Midnite Kid string sizing tool: http://www.midnitesolar.com/sizingTool_kid/index.php And it looks fine to have all three panels in series. Of course, if there is anything y…
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