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Preparing an off-grid system - Comments? Concerns?

Hello, I am preparing to purchase an off-grid RE system.  I am planning on using the following components, but have no ...
Dustin D 6

MC vs MC2

I just bought a pair of Mitsubishi panels here, and will probably be buying 6-10 more as I put more load on my new off-grid hybr...
Travis M 6

Installation of Solar Panels in a Hurricane-prone area

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

Lakota "900W" turbine mounting

I wonder if anyone can tell me what pipe size is required to mount one of the subject turbines on.  It looks like I should ...
tom doyle 6

Can I tie these modules together? ES180 and SW100C

Are these two panels compatible? Evergreen ES180 RL/SL 180W 18V Solar Panel http://www.altestore.com/store/Solar-Pa...
Keith Birchfield 6

Wind, Solar Hybrid merging power problem

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

PV array

What is the most common point of failure for a photovoltaic system.  PV panel? connection point? PV panel?  wiring? &#...
David A 6

Charge controller & inverter running at the same time

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

Overloading a gridtie inverter

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

DR1512 Problem

Help!  I set up a solar panel/battery/generator/DR1512 inverter arrangement for a missionary in Chad, Africa in 1999. ...
Russell Mullennix 6

tep Charger for Deep Cycle Batteries

Hi - newbie here but learning fast. I have 2 x 6 v deep cycle lead acid batteries (Rolls Surrette 4000) connected in series ...
Sally Errey 6

Off grid Wireless hotspot

Can anyone tell me what size equipment kit or products I will need for the following... A remote off grid wireless hots...
Paul Edwards 6

Wind noise and vibration of wind generators roof mounted

I am thinking of mounting a couple of AIR X (marine version) on the roof of my house which is wooden with a steel roof. I ha...
Chris Harris 6

Can I use......

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

Air-X Bad Experience

I have metered two Air-X turbines and could not get more that 1 amp out of steady 15-20 mph winds, and peak brief (1/2 second) a...
John Wiman 6

Morningstar Prostar 15A with AC/DC Adapter for input

Well, this is not really a solar application, but I just wanted to know if it is possible to use the Morningstar Prostar 15A or ...
Issac Mathew 6

Remote power supply needed to power heat tape.

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

AGM Batteries - Do They Vent?

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

Wiring solar panels together

I have 4 Kyocera 130 panels with each pare wired together. I soldered the positive and negative from each pare together and then...
Jerry Miller 6

Small PV Data Logging

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

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