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Stumped on inverter selection!Hello all, I'm finally ready to replace my unreliable, modified sine wave inverter with a quality unit and my numbers hav... |
Adam Meredith | 8 |
Mounting panels to the roofI have purchased an IronRidge solar panel mounting system to mount 33 280 watt panels to a metal roof. The plan is to use Iron R... |
Robert Sorensen | 1 |
catamaran pv arrayI am installing a pv array on a 21 ft Wharram catamaran. Its function is to charge batteries to power an electric outboard motor... |
Stephen Broos | 1 |
Extremely Long Run Solar CalculationHello Everyone!
I have a small off-grid, low-amp (3-10) environment cabin, running 12v lights and charging cell phones ... |
Jeff King | 3 |
newbie, here! had an oddly low state of chargeHello, folks, Im new here.Let me give a complex rundown of my system first.
pv panels: 6 =100 watt renogy monocrystalyne pan... |
Adam Meredith | 18 |
Sunny Boy vs Solar EdgeI'm installing an 8000 w array on my barn Pretty ideal case facing south with no shading. I'm debating Sunny Boy vs So... |
Donald Edmonston | 2 |
SMK or MC4Hello,
I'm finalizing the configuration of a new system (my first) and have a few questions regarding the connectors an... |
Lion Benjamins | 5 |
Question about battery capacity when wired in series vs. parallelHello,
I have 4 150 amp hour batteries. When wired in parallel, this would give me 600 amp hours at 12 volts.
... |
Robert Kovalik | 2 |
Real world questionI have a question about Charge Controllers and how much they can handle. I am in a position where I have increased my panel outp... |
Charles Harte | 2 |
Next to zero gains at high noonHello- I bought the setup for our off grid cabin and it worked great from the day we installed (last November) until about a mon... |
Jessica Sullivan | 2 |
Solar Installation Software
Hello,
Please help me in finding the best software for Solar Installation Calculation with great accuracy |
Lee Bella | 2 |
Help me choose a solar charge controller pleaseMy setup 300Ah battery bank (12V) Solar panels (18V) 300W
Placement of panels not ideal but good enough. Panels are vertical... |
Jing Wei | 2 |
framelees solar panela customer buy frameless solar panels, anyone know how to install and where the fittings are bought |
Preciado Carlos | 1 |
Cost for an installer to setup a 2.6kw micro inverter system for exampleCan someone tell me what an installer would typically charge to install a 2.6kw full system grid tied micro inverter system on a... |
Mark Immer | 1 |
Blue Sky Sun Charger 30 bulk mode charging voltageHi all,
I recently installed a small solar system in my RV consisting of a 105W solar panel mounted on the roof, a Blue... |
Brad Schempf | 1 |
strange phenomena is PV outputHi,
I have 16 sunpower 318 panels connected to sma smc5000a (inTL) inverter (2 strings of 8 panels each).
Each panel has... |
Yonatan Yonatan | 1 |
Array wiringQuestion I have 12 Canadian solar 255 watt panels. Is it better for me to series fewer panels to increase amps, or more panels t... |
Charles Harte | 3 |
ac-couplingThis spring we'll begin the first steps of setting up our PV system.
Move the meter from the house to the yard, re... |
Scott Hucker | 1 |
Using marine batteryHello guys,
I am trying to restart my system and cant afford to by the batteries that I need new now. Bought two used Rolls... |
A. Hayles | 10 |
String inverters or microinvertersI'm planning on setting up a roof-mount system, in the range of 7.5-9 kW. I am building a new garage that will be str... |
Peter Hinckley | 1 |
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