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Sweet Spot
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Fred:
While I am not currently building a PV system I had to make this purchase. Found some basically unused 2-year old Jinko 310 watt panels for a near...
Sunny Boy with Sharp panels: used
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makenoiz:
Hello, I have the opportunity to buy a 14 panel system with the following Sharp ND-167u1F panels (14) and SunnyBoy SB5.0-1SP-US-40 Ive...
Help with solar tracker
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David Seger:
Greetings to members of the forum. Help advice, which solar tracker to put on a two-axis mechanism with 325 W panels, we plan to put 40 panels, maybe...
Adding a pool pump MPPT controller to existing array
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gicamuci:
Hi everyone. Currently I have 8 250w panels 4 in series and 2 strings parallel which are going to the MPPT charge controler. I have other 4 250w...
Voltage drops
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NYNick:
Hey everyone! I have a 24V systems with 8, 6 Volt Rolls batteries, an E Meter and Trace Engineering Inverter, Charge Controller and DC Disconnect....
Does anyone know how an "optimizer" works?
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stmbtwle:
Ok I know it's claimed to "optimize" output, but to me that's just snake oil. You can CLAIM anything. What does it actually DO, and how...
Efficiency drop of panels per year?
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tacman7:
I have a SolarEdge system that was designed for 7.32 kWp, which was installed at the end of 2015. I never go up on my roof, as I have a very tall...
LG Neon 2 Black vs Jinko Solar Eagle HC 72M with Solar Edge and Optimizers
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Outtreking:
Hello. My first time posting here. I am trying to decide my best options for solar at our family home. I have narrowed my options down to 2 quotes....
Optimizer inverter or micro inverter
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razrV:
Have been a member for a long time here and trying to study as much as possible from members experience. Now it's time for me to implement. ...
Worth buying used PV panels?
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jjackstone:
I have found a local source of PV panels that have been used for 6 years. I have read that PV panel performance drops over time. Is that true? How...
PV panel(s) and charger for 24v gate motor.
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colinmcc:
My neighbor recently purchased a gate opener with a 24v DV motor/actuator and has asked for advice on solar charging the batteries. At this point I...
Sizing batteries
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solarozq:
A friend wants to run his central heating circulation pumps from batteries if there is a power cut. If that is successful he will then look at...
Mixed data displayed
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Rick H Parker:
Hello everyone. This is my first post here and let me present my setup first: - 12 panels of 250w each, 8 of them serving the backup system and 4...
New Panels
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stmbtwle:
New Panels, How can this be happening? This seems to be breaking laws of Physics. My Son a year ago started working for a PV Installer. And...
Minimal Solar for Storage Barn
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tacman7:
Wife is pushing (and I'm very curious anyways) for solar for my storage barn, a 40x40x10 that I'm using for storage. It's new construction this year...
Solar Road.. Transparent concrete???
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KevinH:
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201712/15/WS5a33346da3108bc8c6734df4_1.html According to this article, this road consists of solar PV panels...
NABCEP Continuint Education
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SolarInterested:
Anyone have advice on getting CEUs towards NABCEP recertification? Got my NABCEP Associate certification in July and want to find ways to earn CEUs...
3 8v golf cart batteries for 24V?
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Rick H Parker:
I have 6 8v golf cart batteries and I am trying to make 24v?series conection that I used with 4 6v batteries doent work because I am left over with...
Too much shade?
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pchiquit:
Hi guys: I've been considering Solar PV for a long time but has always been hesitant due to the amount of shade on my roof. Recently I came...
Solar Charge Controller confusion need help
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robertpelletier:
14 years ago I installed an off grid solar system that has worked well for me , I had 600amp/hrs of Trojan batteries and my consumption has always...
Solar and smoke.. Never expected this!
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robertpelletier:
For this who don't know I'm in Osoyoos, Canada, just a few miles north of the BC-WA border. Two years ago when I had just installed my first PV...
Charge Controllers?
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robertpelletier:
Does anyone have a favorite? I'm looking for opinions on MPPT controllers that will handle up to 800watts or at least 60amps. Any personal...
False Information re Solar Panels
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trendawareness:
I have a retired Army friend who lives in Albuquerque. We physically visit back and forth from time to time. A couple of months back, he was at my...
Samil / Solar River question
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jwgorman:
Hi, I was looking at the Samil / Solar River SR5KTLA1 grid connect inverter. It looks like there are modbus registers for Samil devices...
Trannergy 4000tl
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Rick H Parker:
I have a trannergy pvi4000tl and want to connect it to wifi. it has a rs232 connection. I want to be able to monitor my system via my phone. Any...
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