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DC Bulbs not working in some circuits? Hello everyone! I am running some compact florescent bulbs at a camp off the grid. I was using an invert...	Truax McFarland	3
PV panel combiner boxes I have a question regarding the practice of daisy chaining PV panels together. I recently read an article online...	Stephen Hagerman	1
Wiring a Breaker Box I'm setting up a small system and have a couple of questions I'm hoping someone can help me out with. I'll ...	Stephen Hagerman	2
Solar Power for a pond pump. I currently own a 40w (18v 2.2a) solar panel and want to use it to power a small (say 400-1000 gph) waterfall pump for my pond.&...	Michael Tiskus	1
Solar water pump help needed Found the only water on my property in the root cellar. Plan to dig down app. 15 ft. and put a well and solar pump. Winters are ...	Dina Sugg	1
Charging a larger Lithium Ion battery with solar Hello, I’m seeking a solution for charging a 12 volt lithium ion battery while traveling for several weeks at a time....	Mark Stivak	0
stuck with 12V airx with 24V battery I was sent 3 airx 12V wind turbines when i ordered 3 x 24V, shipping to New Zealand makes returning them a costly thing, I was t...	Block Block	1
Xantrex Xw Gen start...info Is there anyone that could give some info on the Gen starting sys. on the XW start module.....I have read all the info on the sy...	Robert De Lumeau	1
Can I use...... « 1 2 » Hello all! I am wondering if I can use some spare UPS style batteries that I have on hand (eg. SLA 12-12AH @ 3.6A & SLA...	Steve Wingfield	6
what watt panel should i use Hi im verry new to the solar world so bare with me. I have instaled a off-grid inverter and generator system with a batery...	Sean Fleming	0
Mix Match panels Am I correct in saying that you do not want mix match solar panels going into one controller. 1 5W panel 1 10W panel going into ...	Max Schulte	2
On-Line UPS I live in the country and we have very dirty power. I've used standard computer UPS devices, but they don't wo...	Ronald Albury	2
Generator 12v chargeing Does anyone know if I use a charge controller on the 12v chargeing circut that my generator provides will it protect from overta...	Max Schulte	2
New to alt. energy, looking for advice. As gas prices have soared recently, i have realized that I want to change my energy habits. I live with my parents near...	Ben Oven	4
Adding solar panels to a concrete tile roof Our home in the San Francisco bay area has a concrete tile roof. I would not expect the structure of the roof framing to be buil...	George Shaw	3
Diversion mode, Blocking diodes, 600 watt heating element Have 2 Krocera 130 watts running threw a Xantrex C-35. It is set for charge control mode. It is a 24 volt system. Run a solar ho...	Allen B	2
Panels not Producing electricity I have a 9.2kw PV system. When the sun is out without clouds, one of three inverters shuts down for several hours or until...	David Sporkin	3
charge controller and inverter recomendations I'm putting together a small'ish system, I already have panels, eight Mitsubishi 125 watt panels (17.3 max volts, 7.23...	Gordon DeBower	2
Best way to wire pannels I have 4 BP 3115 panels to use on a 24 volt inverter would it be better to wire 2 in series and then parallel them so that I hav...	Alex Bruni	1
combiner box breakers? are breakers required in the combiner box for each panel? OR can the overload protection be AFTER the combiner box on the ...	James Johnson	4

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