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BZ Products MPPT500 step down voltage

I bought a BZ Products MPPT500 charge controller recently, and it is out in the yard undergoing tests with the PV arrays that I ...
Victor Cozart 14

BZ Products MPPT500HV

Does anyone here have experience with the BZ Products MPPT500 charge controller?  I am getting some behavior that I'm ...
Chris H 4

C 40 Load Dump

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

Cadmium Teluride Solar Panels

Cadmium Teluride Solar Panels - Does anyone know where I can get CdTe Solar Panels?  I found a company that has them, b...
Jack Spamless 15

Calculate number of panels needed

Hello I am trying to create a little excel sheet document that will help me calculate the number of solar panels and ba...
Phil Metzger 1

Calculating KWH

HiHow is the total average KWH for a day from solar panels calculated?I'm assuming... total panels power (4 x 80W) = 320W x no o...
Brian Ellul 7

Can a dedicated solar converter keep the compost from freezing in a year-round composting toilet?

i'm considering installing a composing toilet in my cabin.  i have no electricity and only a woodstove on which to cook and...
Don Christensen 2

can high powered DC blowers powered by solar?

Hi everyone  I am planning to have an air blower of capacity 1500cmh. That to using DC power which is directly gene...
Dare Devils 4

can I add more panels to my systems??

If I add more PV panels would I need more batteries?? I have a 320 watt 12V system. I live in Japan, imported system fro...
Juah Thao 3

Can I Parallel these 2 panels?

running a 12v system I just bought 1 of these http://store.altenergystore.com/Solar-Panels/1-to-50-Watt-Solar-Panel...
James Johnson 2

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

Can I use batteries while they're charging?

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Ian Wood 2

Can I use BUS BARS to connect batteries -- NOT cables?

I'm looking at 8 golf cart batteries (6 volt) to be connected into a 12 volt array. Looks like flat copper ba...
Todd Foster 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

can you get more energy from a solar panel

I was wondering if you can place a magnifing sheet over a solar panel to boost its sun input and would it put out moor power. th...
robert critchley 2

Capacitor across DC input of inverter ???

I saw a picture of an inverter for sale on e-bay. There was a large capacitor installed that was wired across the plu and minus ...
Arcandspark 0

car radio hook up

want to run 12v radio off solar panel.what do I need besides panel and battery? and how big on both?This is all new to me also b...
Ron Hoyt 3

Cb30-Air 30A Breaker for Air Turbnies

How are these circuit breakers mounted? I don't see any "ears" on them.
Mike Answeeney 1

Centering a Wattsun TR-75,single axis solar panel tracker

  My solar panel tracker, a Wattsun TR75 single axis, has a new controller,electric eye sensor, and refurbished motor drive, al...
Mark Mandzik 0

CFL bulbs - 12V AC vs. 12V DC

Does anyone know the impact of using 12V DC compact fluorescent bulbs in a 12V AC system (i.e. using the output from a typical l...
Scott Anderson 2

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