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What wind system would you recommend...

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... and why?I'm looking for those with experience with grid tie wind systems, preferably with a unit of 3kwt and above.Thanks!&#...
Dawn Buxton 6

Generator

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I have a 3000 watt Generator that has a battery charger 12 volt and I believe 8.5 amps output ( I don't have the spec sheet...
Rene M 6

C 40 Load Dump

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DC Diversion ModeC-40 In this mode, all power, which is not used from Air 403 to maintain a full charge on the batteries, is div...
Fernando Claude 6

Overloading a gridtie inverter

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I have a SW4024 inverter with a GTI and battery bank to allow me to gridtie.The 4024 can handle approx 178 amps.Right now I have...
Richard Zieglgansberger 6

Small PV Data Logging

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I have a small 47W off-grid PV setup.  I'm using a Doc Wattson DC meter to manually log data about the power generated...
Jonathan Hunt 6

AGM Batteries - Do They Vent?

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Do AGM Batteries vent? I'm mostly worried about the fact that I am going to have 4 105ah batteries within a few fe...
Keith Birchfield 6

12 volts systems

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 Can I have 5 12 volt batterys & connect 10 6 volt batterys to the 12 volt batterys? Also would you show me how to conn...
Roberta M 6

New to solar power and need help.

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I need some advice, I've got a portable fueling point that runs a 12 VDC pump that is rated at 20amps. The power source is ...
Paul Stork 6

Noise and vibration from Air-X

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I am thinking of buying an Air-X 400W wind generator for use with my Class-A motorcoach.  For simplicity, I would like to u...
Ralph Cornforth 6

AGM batteries - Life Expectancy

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Ok, everytime I ask how long batteries should last, I get the "it depends" answer So here's a hypotheti...
Patrick Guenette 6

Wind, Solar Hybrid merging power problem

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I'm building a small wind and solar hybrid system. My problem is safely merging the two power sources through some kind of ...
Will Williams 6

Charge controller & inverter running at the same time

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I have a fundamental confusion/question on how a charge controller and an inverter interact (I'm very new to this). ...
Michael McCandless 6

Installation of Solar Panels in a Hurricane-prone area

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Hi all: My wife and I are building a home in Belize. The entire structure will be concrete including the roof which will hav...
Douglas Bray 6

Can I use......

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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

grounding a small DC/AC system?

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How should I ground my system and or change it. 128 watts of PV panels with two trojan 105 AH batteries, prostar15 controlle...
Todd K 6

effects of shading on solar panels

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I've heard there are panels that shut down when partically shaded and panels that remain active when partically shaded.  Ex...
bill 6

Small System Suggestions?

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I have a system that draws 5 WH per hour 24x7. I have wind power at the site but it has changed drasticly in the last year. New ...
Jerry Allen 6

I'm just getting started and could use some advice.

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I'm building a shed in my back yard and would like to experiment by powering it with solar. I'm looking for a simple configurati...
Mike Vettori 6

Remote power supply needed to power heat tape.

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At 11,650 feet, I have a need to keep a two feet section of pipe with standing water from freezing. I may have this wrong, but i...
Tom Van Arsdale 6

Declination, Elevation, Complication -

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What is the optimum angle to mount PV panels . . .? . . . I am in the far North West US (Olympic Peninsula).  I ha...
Jack Spamless 6
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