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I have a 500 watt 12 volt wind generator which I have mounted as a supplement to my solar panel array. I have this generator connected to its own charge controller, Xantrex C40. No power comes through to my batteries, but I can connect a 12 volt light to the leads on my tower and it generates...

I am curious about the viability of lithium batteries as a daily power source in an offgrid residential application. I admit I know very little about lithium batteries and for that reason have never considered them as an alternative when upgrading or replacing my battery bank. My limited...

After a rather heated exchange regarding the equalization of flooded lead acid batteries, I have decided to pose the question to this forum and let others weigh in on the topic. In my own personal experience from using batteries charged by solar panels, before equalization was even an option...

Just recently installed my first set of gel batteries. Am finding out there are important differences regarding charging compared to flooded batteries. Should I be looking for a different controller? currently I use a Xantrex C40, have switched equalization to manual, lowered float voltage to...