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Beginners Corner
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Safety Check Section
Post pictures of your DIY system, and have other people check for safety issues
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Up in smoke... learn from my mistake!
Did your experimental battery or home built inverter experience a rapid, unplanned disassembly? Reverse polarity a $3K inverter, and see it go up in smoke? Share it here!
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Solar Systems
Vehicle Mounted Systems
RV's, Vans, Trucks and More! Typically 12v, and 100-1000w, but the limits are endless!
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Marine
Building a system that can withstand a marine environment is difficult! Talk about it here
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Tiny Home Systems
Power your tiny abode with solar power! Cabin, Shed, Shipping Containers and more!
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Off-grid Living Discussion
Cooking tools, heating and cooling, dealing with winter sunshine and more!
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Offgrid Solar Array Mounting Discussion
Tips and tricks for mounting solar panels to different roof materials and environments
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Sizing, Planning, Codes and Regulations
Energy Audits, Roof Planning, NEC, Local Ordinances, TOU Plans and more!
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Solar Water Pumps
Need to move water with some sunshine? Talk about it here!
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Cold Temperature Systems
Extreme Temperatures? Advanced Autonomy Systems? Talk about it here!
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EMP Hardening
Worried about a Carrington event or EMP attack? Discuss how you can harden your system from EMP here!
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Heat Pumps
Need to use solar power to cool or heat your cabin or home? Or a bus or boat? Post it here!
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Energy Storage Are you a battery addict? Same here. You can NEVER have too many batteries!
General Battery Discussion
Anything and everything batteries!
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DIY LiFePO4 Battery Banks
Advanced user discussion on BMS/ Cell Configurations/ Temperature Regulation/ Cell Sources and more
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Beginner Friendly "Plug-n-Play" Lithium Batteries
Battleborn, Ruixu, Simpliphi, Kilovault, Trillium, Renogy and more!
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Lead Acid Batteries
Good ol' fashion lead acid!
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Second Life Lithium Batteries
Found a Lithium Battery in a Tesla/Nissan Leaf or Electric Bus and want to use it for solar? Post about it here.
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DIY Powerwalls
Grid-tie battery systems for energy independence
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Uncommon Batteries: LTO/ NCA/ NMC/ Li-Poly
Not recommended for solar, but still an option. See what others are doing and post questions here
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Solar Equipment Reviews and Technical Support Trying to program an inverter? Need to post your thoughts on a solar panel? Post it here :)
General Troubleshooting Help
Dealing with a frustrating problem with your system? Post it here!
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Solar Charge Controllers
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Solar Generator and Micro Systems
A battery/inverter/charge controller setup for mobile or stationary application. They are usually ready built or "plug-n-play".
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Fuel Back-up Generators
Backup petroleum energy storage for off-grid solar systems
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Tool and Test Equipment Show and Tell
Scopes, Meters, Capacity Testers and More!
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Home Brew Solar Electronics
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Software
Microcontrollers, Microcomputers, Cloud software, Embedded
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DIY Solar Marketplace: Sell your own stuff! Use at your own risk. Our forum assumes no responsibility for products purchased in this area. This section is for individuals only! No vendors allowed!
Solar Panels for Sale
Have some spare panels laying around? Sell them here!
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Batteries for Sale
Not using an old set of batteries? Sell them here!
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Online Deals to Share with Others
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Equipment Wanted
Need something specific and don't mind if it is used? Post what you need here to see if another member has it!
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Offgrid Solar Career Corner Find a business or individual to install an off grid system for you! Or a career in the solar industry. Use this section at your own risk. This forum is not liable for jobs or work posted below.
Offgrid System Installers
If you can help people install an off-grid system, tell us about your business here!
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Need Help? Post your job request here
Live far from others and need some help with your system? Post what you need here and someone may be able to help you out in person.
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Corporate Jobs Available
Find a career opportunity in the solar industry here!
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Looking for a Career? Post Your Resume Here
If you love solar and wish to share your qualifications with the world, do it here!
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Other Renewable Energy Sources
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Off-topic Discussion
Chit Chat Zone (Non-Solar Discussion)
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Newcomers
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Humor section. Share your best electrical memes!
Everyone loves a good meme!
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Complaint Corner
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