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Using a charge controller with a Xantrex PowerpackI successfully hooked up a small 6W panel directly to a Xantrex Powerpack using a coaxial power plug. While in direct sunlight, ... |
Vince Allen | 3 |
breaker & fuse sizing for panelsHello,
New to this forum and just ordered the Photovoltaics: Design & Install Manual. While I'm waiting ... |
James Johnson | 2 |
Do charge controller & inverter's builtin charger "conflict"?I'm designing a small (600W using 3 200W panels in series) off-grid system.
Current plan is the Apollo T80 charge ... |
Michael McCandless | 0 |
Help with Designing Security Camera SystemI am needing to install a solar powered security camera and possibly a wireless node at a remote site. The wattage of the camera... |
Charles Dozer | 3 |
How to wire off grid inverter to main breaker panel??I only have one panel in my house, in the garage.
How do I wire my inverter to it??
I only have two solar panels..not en... |
Andy T | 1 |
Charge controller & inverter running at the same time« 1 2 »I have a fundamental confusion/question on how a charge controller and an
inverter interact (I'm very new to this).
... |
Michael McCandless | 6 |
PV/battery powered el sid questionWhat combination of PV panel, battery, and controller could be effectively used with an El Sid 10W 12V circulating pump? I live ... |
Kerry Lipp | 0 |
Thin Film versus multi celled modules for a grid tie system?I’m interested in developing a grid tie system around 3Kw. From a $ per watt perspective the Kaneka 60 60W Thinfilm Solar Pane... |
Arnold K | 0 |
Xantrex C40 PV input voltageI would like to add more solar soon to my existing array. To keep current safely under 40A, I'd like to up the voltag... |
Travis M | 3 |
Small Battery ChargingHello! Is there a way to charge my smaller batteries directly from my panels? Just to name a few, I have a cordless drill batter... |
Sean Sullivan | 0 |
Battery sizingAutonomy and longevity are the words.
Where autonomy is defined in terms of a political reference it still lends itself to t... |
Thomas Allen Schmidt | 1 |
Replacing a battery in a setHi, a friend has a 24V set of Hoppecke 625Va batteries. They are about 3 or 4 years old. For some reason (abuse/bad luck?)... |
Nigel Morton | 1 |
charge controller questionexactly does a charge controller do??
I ask because if the most important things I need to worry about are charge volta... |
Chris Ivers | 2 |
BZ MPPT500 reaches float state at 13.3VDCMy BZ MPPT500 comes to float state as soon as the battery bank reaches 13.3VDC, and the led turns red.
I tried to adjust the... |
Lesly Dumont | 0 |
Xantrex Prosine Remote cable length?My hydroelectric generator is about 100 feet from the house and thats where the batteries and inverter is as well. I'... |
Zachary M | 4 |
watt meter for DC« 1 2 3 »i'm starting a full 12V DC solar system and looking for a 12V DC power meter. seems the kill-a-watt, only works with ... |
Ryan Libre | 10 |
My mini solar system.Hi there. I have a small starter solar system, consisting of a panel, deep-cycle battery, charge controller and an inverter. Is ... |
Sean Sullivan | 2 |
Grid connected system schematicI am required to supply a schematic diagram to my county building dept of my proposes system. Where will I find a typical 5000 t... |
Thomas Snyder | 2 |
inverter specsI have an array unit of 4 strings of 8.
Each module is -- ~53 Watts (Vmax=~47V and I max=~1.2amps)
Total VOLTS= ~480 vol... |
Sayli Vaidya | 1 |
Kyocera Panels - KC85TS vs. KC85T - 36 vs. 72 cellsCan anyone tell me the difference between these two panels?
The only difference according to the spec sheets are the nu... |
James Rosenberger | 2 |
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