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Your Most Spectacular Failure?
Wind Props
Wind Turbine
Tower or Guy Wires
Solar Panels
SolarThermal
Batteries
Inverter
Controls or Wiring
Water Wheel or Turbine
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Votes: 69 | Comments: 0
Results | Other Polls

New! Adding more solar panels, so what inverter to use.


By veggieburner, Section Solar
Posted on Thu Feb 04, 2010 at 07:32:46 AM MST
I am looking at adding another 3.5kW of solar to my existing 1.5kW of solar. So here is what I currently have.
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Comments by: SparWeb(1) , veggieburner(1) , carlb23(1) , DamonHD(1)

New! First Solar mount install question


By wilfor03, Section Solar
Posted on Thu Jan 28, 2010 at 07:10:10 PM MST
First time posting...just a quick question please
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Comments by: TomW(2) , Volvo farmer(3) , hydrosun(1) , Basil(3) , dlenox(1) , wilfor03(6)

New! DIY Solar panels - anything new?


By morglum, Section Solar
Posted on Wed Jan 20, 2010 at 04:18:46 PM MST
Wondering if there's anything new since "Tom_in_NH" said that all his solar panels where dead after 3 years?
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Comments by: independent(1) , morglum(3) , TomW(2) , Volvo farmer(2) , ghurd(1)

New! Several questions


By Ronnn, Section Solar
Posted on Mon Jan 18, 2010 at 12:30:58 PM MST
when is the new site happening
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Comments by: DanB(1) , Volvo farmer(1) , dsmith1427(1) , independent(1) , wooferhound(1) , halfcrazy(1) , TomW(1) , ghurd(1) , taylorp035(1) , bob g(1) , Ronnn(3) , bj(2)

New! A 23.4MW solar farm in my backyard....


By MagZ, Section Solar
Posted on Sun Jan 17, 2010 at 08:30:27 PM MST
A 23.4MW solar farm located near the town of Arnprior, Ontario, Canada
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Comments by: dbcollen(1) , SparWeb(2) , stevend(3) , richhagen(1) , Ungrounded Lightning Rod(1) , MagZ(2)

New! reflectors


By otp9999zz, Section Solar
Posted on Sun Jan 17, 2010 at 01:45:43 PM MST
simple metal reflectors  to increase watts output
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Comments by: wooferhound(1) , stevend(1)

New! pv array sizing


By Ronnn, Section Solar
Posted on Sun Jan 17, 2010 at 01:38:19 PM MST
My inverter is an Outback VFX 3524, battery is 12 Surrette S530s
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Comments by: hydrosun(1) , dnix71(1) , Ronnn(4) , richhagen(1) , ADMIN(1)

New! house roof not pointed due south


By roblin, Section Solar
Posted on Fri Jan 15, 2010 at 10:46:48 AM MST
I have never seen panels oriented diagonally on a roof.
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Comments by: Ungrounded Lightning Rod(1) , scottsAI(1) , RedJoker(1) , roblin(9) , GaryGary(1) , imsmooth(1) , electrak(1) , richhagen(1) , DamonHD(4)

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