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Grounding array and Lightning protection?
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Show and Tell

Post your DIY solar power system! Pictures or it didn't happen :)
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Dual Quattro 16kW off grid build in WNC

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Hello from Sweden. Looking for good budget lifepo4 batteries
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Frequently Asked Questions

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LiFePO4 Cell Separator Material

Beginners Corner and Safety Check

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Do they make 24v 8S2P battery boxes?

Magic Smoke Released... 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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3 is one and 2 is none. Redundancy is king.

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PPE, Disposal, Prevention and Mitigation. Fire and explosion discussion for lithium batteries.
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8 year old LifeP04 battery fire in RV

Danger Zone! (Advanced User Experiments Only)

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When do you ever see VOC if there is always a load present. And how to prevent it all together.

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Online Deals

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24V / 120V inverter-chargers: ANENJI 3kW and SUMRY 3.6kW / 4kW — listed $160–$211

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Found a new product or want to share your companies latest release? Share it here!
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EnergyMe Home, open source DIN-rail energy monitor with solar/battery sizing

Industry News and Government Policies

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Solar Growth Broke Energy History

Electric Vehicles

Bidirectional charging, charging offgrid, EV battery chargers, level 3 chargers and more
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Everything Electric Vehicles

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Need advice: EG4 abandoned defective warranty batteries in my garage
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Solar Installer Finder

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Michigan Installer? Independent preferred...

Solar Systems

Plug-in Solar

Dead simple! Plug solar panels directly into an outlet.
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New California plug-in solar bill

Vehicle Mounted Systems

RV's, Vans, Trucks and More! Typically 12v, and 100-1000w, but the limits are endless!
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Converting trailer to lithium

Residential Solar

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Installing Home Solar in Detached Garage

Sizing, Planning, Codes and Regulations

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dc surge suppresor and breakers question

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SRNE 16KW Offgrid or EG4 12000XP V2

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Building a system that can withstand a marine environment is difficult! Talk about it here
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Node Red to throttle the Orion XS 50 amp DC to DC charger using temp sensor

Tiny Home Systems

Power your tiny abode with solar power! Cabin, Shed, Shipping Containers and more!
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12VoltInstalls
PowMr LVM 48 volt 5000 watt hybrid All-in-One (120 v) does not see my Solar Panels FINALLY flipped the switch today!

Electric Trucking APU and Trucking Batteries

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DIY eAPU's for Truckers on a Budget

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Will 20 amps hurt a grunfos 25 s7 pump

Solar Water Heating

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rheem heat pump water heater trouble shooting.

DIY Wind Turbines and Hydroelectric

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Building the sickest ® VAWT ever. Brilliant minds unite please!!

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General Battery Discussion

Are you a battery addict? Same here. You can NEVER have too many batteries!
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Best Practices for Designing 15S/16S ESS High-Voltage Battery Racks (LFP) – Grading, Balancing & Module Voltage Drift

DIY LiFePO4 Battery Banks

Advanced user discussion on BMS/ Cell Configurations/ Temperature Regulation/ Cell Sources and more
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Insulated battery box for rackmount batteries

BMS (Battery Managment Systems)

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YamBMS JK-BMS-CAN with new Cut-Off Charging Logic (open-source)

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DAH Solar battery? are they any good?
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Lead Acid Batteries

Good ol' fashion lead acid!
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PV1 drops to zero after reaching float, and stays there. EG4 12000XP

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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Suggestions for use of 24S (88V) modules for grid storage
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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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jehugarcia Samsung SDI ESS Mega - what to do with these batteries?

Solar Equipment Reviews and Technical Support

Solar Panels

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Anyone in Cali bought from brightify solar?

Solar Panel Mounting

Tips and tricks for mounting solar panels to different roof materials and environments
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Growatt SPF 6000 ES + Pylontech US2000c battery BMS comm

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I checked my charge controller's terminal torque today, how about you?

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Schneider XW6848 Low SOC Warning

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EG4 18kPV AC coupled shortcomings and possible work around?

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Deye SUN-18K-SG01LP1-EU-AM3 owners — internal fan noise and cable routing question

Over Current Protection Devices

Circuit Breakers, Fuses and more!
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T class fuse no flat washer
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Solar Generator and Micro Systems

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Upgrade Path For Solar Generators

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Backup petroleum energy storage for off-grid solar systems
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Any one familiar with Holfill DC generators?

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Garage/shop mini split sizing

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Warning about eBay MC4 cable seller

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12V battery capacity tester

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Ego Nexus PST3040-FC increase battery capacity?

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Securing Modbus TCP. It's time.

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Pbms Tools H software

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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CLOSED: Madison, Wisconsin - 8-Flat Panel Hot Water Solar Collectors

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Powerwall 3 Batteries For Sale

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Like New! Tesla 7.6kW Solar Inverter w/ Site Controller – 1538000-45-D for sale!

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FS: Schneider Conext Gateway New In Box
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Equipment Wanted

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WTB Schneider Conext MPPT60-150

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Chit Chat Zone PG-13 No Politics!

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The Good ol Days

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All Things Canada ..... Just for @DPC

Humor section. Share your best electrical memes!

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Dad Jokes (let's hear your worst! ;-)

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