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  • Signature Solar hours wasted trying to get answers

    2 phone calls 3 plus hours wasted.. 3 reps not knowing any clue to my questions... I am really interested in there hybrid mini splits but they can not answer any technical questions... As of now I just would not buy from them..
  • Help reading solar panel label

    My panel reads Maximum Power...265w Open Circuit Voltage...44.20 Voltage at Pmax...35.33 Short circuit current...8.20 Current at Pmax....7.50 Max System Voltage... 1000 Fuse rating....15 I need to know what is my ...Vmpp and my ....Impp Thanks
  • 400kwh for air conditioning for one month

    According to my electric bill I jumped a little over 4ookwh for central AC... I set it to 78 and on average for this month 5 hours a day... There must be an alternative to this... Ductless mini split (they fluctuate between 500 and 1000 watts an hour depending on demand) through a 2.4kw mppor...
  • Help...Can anyone ID this battery pack?

    A guy is selling this battery for $500.00.. It says it is 48volts 66amp hours at 3kw.... I'm sorta new to this so I would like as much info as I can get before I take the risk to purchase it...He has more than one...I will happily provide a link if it is a valid deal...Anyone know what it...
  • Help..two panels in series... Polarity reversed itself?

    I have two panels I connected in series... Now when I test with my ohm meter for polarity the positive is negative and the negative is positive...Is this suppose to be this way? Totally confused....Thanks in advance
  • 1967 taylor Dunn Tee Bird golf cart just purchased...Battery advice

    Just bought a 36 volt golf cart... Does anyone know how to estimate the battery needs..Big Battery has a 36volt package for $500.. But without buying a battery first how do I equate what I would need for 1 or 2 hrs of drive time.. Ive looked online for specs havent found anything except one guy...
  • Please explain series parallel question

    Very simple question for you experienced solar fans...If I am correct 3S 1P means 3 panels in parallel (even though that seems like 4 panels to me)..Could someone please explain why 3 panels in parallel is called 3 Series 1 Parallel...Why is it simply not called 3P?...thanks in advance
  • EG4 6500ex 48hv how do you string panels together to obtain max 7500 watt pv

    I'm using santan 250 watt 37 voc panels...How do you stay under 500 voc but yet get to the max of 7500watt pv...thanks
  • Is there a discount for Big Battery?...thanks

    I want to make a purchase and go through Will's forum....thanks
  • Black Friday..can I use 12volt 50 amp hour LiTime batteries to run a golf cart?

    Is this the best solution for a great price $129.00 each..But will it be enough to drive a golf cart all day...10miles? Are there better deals today?
  • Big Battery discount link

    Will...I can't find the link...thank you
  • Variable speed pool pump and solar

    I just ordered a 240v variable speed pool pump motor..Planning on running it at its lowest level which is 600 watts.. I have 2k in panels .. I do not have thousands of dollars for batteries.. So Is there a way to just hook the panels directly to an inverter and during the summer days just let...
  • Solar powered pool pump?

    The new variable pool pumps run as low as 300 watts..I'm new to figuring certain things out...If I wanted to run the pool pump at 600 watts for 5 hours a day off of solar only what would I need...Can I go X amount of panels into an invertor then just plug the pump into the inverter?So how much...
  • UL listed inverter for home

    For the life of me all I read is you must use UL listed inverter for your home..If you do not and a fire happens you are out of luck insurance will not pay.. So if this is true why does everyone use non UL inverters?
  • Jinko 365 watt panel low amp readout

    I want to check the diodes on this Jinko panel but after opening up the back panel it looks like Jinko filled it with some kind of white foam... Can I get to the diodes without doing any damage trying to remove this white stuff? Is it some kind of heat sink type foam? Any ideas thanks in advance
  • How do you hook up non 12 volt panels to 12 volt inverter?

    my panels are 42 volts app....So how do you hook them to inverters...I have a 750watt 12volt inverter intended to be attached to a battery..I want to run a pond pump for free..I do not want a battery involved..Just a 250 watt panel an inverter and the pump...thanks
  • Growatt 3k 24 volt and 12btu minisplit

    Will this power a 12btu 110 volt minisplit... Does it have enough power to start it.... And if I want to run the heater for 4 hours at night app 1,000 watts how many batteries do I need.. If it doesn't have enough to start it can I just use capacitors to get enough amps for start up? Thanks
  • Buying used panels... What is a proper way to test the entire panel

    I bought a couple used panels cheap!!.. With a clamp amp meter they tested late in the day about 20% below spec... How should they be tested to make sure all cells are working?
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