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Battery charger on Air-X system


Had seen something on this in the forums before..darned if I can find it again! We have an AIR-X 400w 12v system on the...
Chuck Manos 1

Battery chargers and solar controllers


My question to anyone is I have a sunguard-4 controller. My solar set up is small but works for basement lights. I have a aux ge...
Max Schulte 1

battery charging set-up


I have an a-frame pop up camper, live in CO and am interested in a solar battery charging set-up.  I'm looking at the Uniso...
Cheryle Sullivan 2

battery charging, rest or not to rest?


I'm on a boat. 4ea. t-105 Trojan batteries. 2ea. in series to battery switch that has 1, 2, both or off. Should I run both ...
William Isherwood 0

Battery corrosion


I have a Dodge 2500 pick truck and it seems to have excessive battery and electrical corrosion not only on the battery terminals...
denis farrmer 1

battery equalization


I am looking for some documentation or other solid info on the calculations needed for advanced programing of my Outback Mate. M...
Ron Hardwick 0

battery protection


I recently purchased a solar system and installed it with the solar panels feeding the controller then the controller feedsing t...
James Kalloch 2

Battery sizing


Autonomy 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

battery supply to transfer switch


I am not sure if this is feasible, but I have a 6 circuit manual transfer switch with a 240 volt plug that I use with my generat...
David Jacobs 1

battery temperature & distance questions


I live in the upper midwest at Illinois / Wisconsin border. we have some rough winters on occasion with heavy snowfall. ...
James Johnson 3

Beginner questions...want to start small.

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Hi all, I'm new here, and just wanting to start dabbling in solar/battery backup applications. I figure m...
Steve H 7

Best Insulation for Solar Hot Water Piping


I am currently installing a used Reynolds solar hot water system that was given to me.  The 3/4" Rubatex insulation ha...
Ryan Williamson 2

Best Roof Flush Mount System


I am going to buy a roof flush mount system for my solar panels.  What brand has the best quality and other features? ...
Parker Jardine 0

Best tradeoff for panel placement on an RV


I just bought a BP 75W panel and Solar Boost 2000E controller for a small (22') trailer.  The battery is at the front. &nbs...
Steve Zalewski 1

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

Bogart Trimetric and MK 105ah AGM batteries

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Hello, I have 4 105ah AGM batteries for a total of 420 amp hour capacity. I also have a Trimetric TM-2020 Batt...
Keith Birchfield 5

breaker & fuse sizing for panels


Hello, New to this forum and just ordered the  Photovoltaics: Design & Install Manual. While I'm waiting ...
James Johnson 2

Breaker size for KC130 panels


The data sheet for the KC130M panels that I downloaded says to use 12 amp breakers in the combiner box which is what I ordered.&...
Jerry D 1

Building a new home in Ariel, WA - need spec recommendations


I am building a home in Ariel WA where we have sun January through October. I need help designing the system. The home is 3600 s...
Donald Clifford 3

Buying components for flexible design

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I have a general question about components for a very small PV system, but soon to be a 1KW system.... When I will buil...
James Jacobson 5
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