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BZ Products MPPT500 step down voltageI 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 |
Battery State of ChargeMost of the 12volts inverter cutout the battery at 10.5volts to prevent over discharging.
Based on the battery st... |
Usman Kazaure Abdullahi | 14 |
Controller fuse burnsI have an off-grid system. Two 103W (104?)Evergreen panels, each running to its own Condumex (i live in Mexico) controller. Duri... |
George Anna clark | 14 |
Max Lead Acid Discharge Current.I'm planning a solar power system for our weekend cabin and have a question regarding discharge current. I have a Pro... |
Jerry Wenzel | 14 |
Wind Turbine wire sizeI just got a 150W wind turbine and I think I need to use 10 ga stranded wire. I am going 50 ft total.I have a 12v system but tha... |
Max Schulte | 14 |
How can a 48 volt dc generator be used to charge 24 volt battery bank?I have a 48 volt dc generator 5.5 kw. Also have 2 24 volt inverters. Have 2 mx 60 charge controlers for my solar panels. Is ther... |
Victor Snodgrass | 14 |
Impact of Solar Panel OrientationI am looking for some advice regarding the impact of solar panel orientation and its impact on power generation. Just to g... |
Davin T | 15 |
Off Grid 1000w isolated circuit - need adviceHello all,
And please forgive my newbie terminology and question, but I'm hoping someone can do two things.
&#... |
Keith Birchfield | 15 |
Using Ultra Capacitors To Extend Battery LifeI ran across an article in my travels (see link below) detailing the use of ultra capacitors in forklifts to extend the battery ... |
Travis A | 15 |
Ice free waterI'm new to solar energy experimentation. I would like to make a small system to keep my horse's water warm this ... |
Andrea Christenot | 15 |
Cadmium Teluride Solar PanelsCadmium Teluride Solar Panels -
Does anyone know where I can get CdTe Solar Panels? I found a company that has them, b... |
Jack Spamless | 15 |
Wind SystemHello,
I'm building on a hilltop with nearly constant class 3 wind. I would like to install the whisper 500 on a 6... |
Richard Northrop | 15 |
Learning and rethinking my cabin power systemI’ve been learning a lot on the forums. I’ve been asking questions regarding a cabin with a 2000W inverter system and ... |
Jerry Wenzel | 15 |
Connecting batteries upHere's what I have,
5 x 110Ah batteries connected plus to plus and minus to minus - keeping the bank at 12V.
&... |
Steve M | 16 |
Specific Gravity - are my batteries charged or not?Still learning my system: I have 2x 6 volt 400Amp hour Rolls/Surrette deep cycle batteries. Unfortunately, they stood unused for... |
Sally Errey | 16 |
BatteriesI have 8 12V batteries parallelled togather with 105 amp hrs each. They are marine deep cycle batteries which I understand are n... |
David Szymas | 16 |
Low Battery Cut Out LimitsI have an Xantrex XW 4548 Inverter Charger and I am using a 48 volt battery bank. I noticed that the default value for the Low B... |
Ray Westbrook | 16 |
Off-Grid Solar Project - 2KW+ - Request for FeedbackOff-Grid Solar Project
Harbor Freight – Part# 90599
Maximum current, 3000 mA.
15 watts max per panel.
Pea... |
Jack Spamless | 16 |
DX-R-10 Drainback system efficiency questionsDoes anyone have experience with one of these systems? I would like to discuss this system with other folks who have simil... |
Jason Dowdoe | 18 |
XW Auto Generator Start and Centurion 8kw GeneratorTrying to get clarity if the Centurion 8kw generator has the start/shut-down functionality needed to interface with the XW... |
Harold Jobe | 18 |
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