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backup generator.


Hello I am building a home and plan on being off grid.  My system will consist of wind turbine, with a battery ba...
 Alfred McCall 3

Solar Charger for Golf Cart

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Hello I am looking for basic advice on building an integrated solar cell charger for a golf cart.  I recently move...
 Doug Robertson 10

trojan batteries

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I started with two L16h 420 ah trojan batteries. they were used for lights, small radio, small computer. About seven months late...
 Ray Grose 10

Ground question


Right now I have one positive connection and one negative connection from the battery for my solar panels and then the same for ...
 Max Schulte 1

Air breeze wind gen.


I have an air breeze(200w) marine gen. to charge my 4-6v batteries but for some reason the air breeze is not charging the ba...
 William Potts 3

Mini Wind gen question

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I have a small Wind turbine that can take 2 to 6 blades. My question is for safety reasons if I switched to 2 blade would that u...
 Max Schulte 10

temperature setting question


I have an old working solar panel hot water system. It is more than 20 yrs old on the house we bought in 07. There are two close...
 James Mei 1

Hybrid System


I'm looking to set up a new solar / wind off-grid hybrid system. I've decided on using a 3kW wind turbine and a 2.1kW ...
 Kevin Moore 0

Do I need to charge a new battery before I install for a PV system?

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Hello, I got new batteries, and if a I start charging with a solar panel it is not going to be charged full just after ...
 Gergely Markolt 5

PV panel on wheelchair

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I have a Hoveround wheelchair which is powered by 2 12V batteries. I have a 5 watt PV panel that I want to mount on the back of ...
 charles Lyle 5

XW Auto Generator Start and Centurion 8kw Generator

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Trying to get clarity if the Centurion 8kw generator has the start/shut-down functionality needed  to interface with the XW...
 Harold Jobe 13

Required Solar Power Agricultural Water Pump

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We are looking for a Solar Energy based solution for agricultural water pumping.   Our scenario and requirements a...
 Omar Chaudhry 13

Pin assignment of DRI stacking interface cable for DR series


Hi, After a lightning strike I had troubles to get repaired my inverter DR2424 and had to buy a 2nd one. After finally some...
 Dan Sy 2

What to do with my reynolds solar Hot Water System


My Reynolds Solar Hot Water System has been functioning just great since it was installed in 1982. The 120 gallon tank finally w...
 Marc Siegel 3

Heliodyne DHW Closed Loop AC Powered System Question

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Folks I have a quick question for you in regard to a Heliodyne AC closed loop system. Should I install a UPS electric backup sys...
 Clay H 5

reynolds aluminum panels mixed with copper panels


I have just acquired 2 4 X 12 ft Reynolds panels and was thinking about adding them to my existing array of panels that are all ...
 Mark Gaul 1

Wind Turbine amp draw?


I hooked up my amp gauge the other night when it was still and the meter was reading 00.1. It is a 2 amp digital meter so I took...
 Max Schulte 1

Confusion about solar connections.


I have some Sharp 167 nd-u3 panels. I could use 2 more in my string. Can,t find any as they have been discontinued. I found some...
 Victor Snodgrass 1

Showing voltage over disconnect breaker when off?

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Shouldn't I be showing an "open" when measuring the voltage when the disconnect breaker is off?    I h...
 Ann Byers 10

Solar Hot Water Panel Installation

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I live in Michigan. Should I install 2 evacuated tube collectors, in series or parallel? Shouldn't I get hotter water from ...
 Tony Ratcliffe 6
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