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Solar PV Forum | Solar Panels Forum

All questions relating to Photovoltaic & Solar Panels in this forum, including feed-in tariffs, inverters, panels, calculations, schematics, installation, maintenance & fault finding.

Shed Lighting Setup

Use enough solar panels to ensure a full recharge each day (including partly cloudy days), sure you will "waste" solar power on bright sunny days but who know, you might

DIY Battery dilemma: (Build vs Buy) | DIY Solar

Greetings compatriots, Need a sanity check on considering a "build" option for a simple 48v16s battery using prebuilt box and EVE 280 cells. Reading the threads here, this looks very standard although sourcing the battery box

Free 12V Solar Book For Beginners | DIY Solar Power Forum

So now I am going to pay the fees for hosting, and make it free for everyone. This will give me more time to run the forum and make videos. The information in this short book

Guide to Home Solar Energy for DIY Enthusiasts

By having a licensed electrician do the design you can have your solar energy system connected to your utility supplier. As an added benefits for homes with solar

DIY Insulated Battery Box

A huge power ser (as in less power for heating) would be to pull the mineral wool, put a 1" closed cell foam and reinstall the mineral wool on the inside of that to protect it. 3" of

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Ask your questions about solar modules, mounts, inverters or any other part of your solar energy system. If you want to share the specs for your system, then you can post them

What panel would you buy in 2025 ??? | DIY Solar Power Forum

I''ve just ordered 12 Aiko Solar 470W Neostar panels from Gavin at Lynx Power in Scotland. Cheapest I could find considering nowhere lets you collect them so delivery has to

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Things you''ll want to know starting out. | DIY Solar Power Forum

Hi there! I assume you''re wanting to get into solar power, battery storage, inverters, micro-inverters or some mixture of the aforementioned. If not, you''re definitely in the

Vehicle Mounted Systems

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RV Solar System

DIY Solar Products. Hi, I''m new to the forum and working on designing a solar system for my RV. I''d like to do a 48V system with Epoch Rack Batteries, a Victron solar charge controller, and a Victron Inverter/Charger.

Powmr MPPT

The symptoms will be this. When the controller reaches 500 watts of power it will reboot and go to the initialization screen. it then will start charging again until it hits 500 watts.

Panels and system approval | DIY Solar Power Forum

The question that brings me here is, I bought 4 panels initially. After reading some of the input on this forum that my system would support more I ordered 2 more. They were

Powmr inverters opinions?

I have 3 SRNE manufacturer all-in-one inverters and had their 12/24/36/48v solar charge controllers and in use over a year in Texas. Not pushing them hard, inverters at about 50 percent of the 3000watts and maxed

Beginners Corner and Safety Check | DIY Solar Power Forum

Embarrassed to ask a question in the other boards? New to solar? Need a final check of your system before you turn it on? Post it here!

General Battery Discussion

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Solar Design tool

It also calculates the adjusted solar power (i.e., efficiency, per Peak Sun Hours, per state, per month) the design will produce. Using the tool, I was able to evaluate (cost, weight,

DIY Portable Power Station w/ MPPT

Primary goal for this was to build something compact that I could take with me camping so I''d have power to run a fridge, camp lights, and charge devices. During the

Off-grid Inverters

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Beginner home backup

If my power outages were never more than 3 hours I wouldn''t worry about backup at all. I went with a Victron based setup. I only back up 120 volt loads, and can charge it up

DIY portable generator ideas and opinions | DIY

I have thought about a solar system for years but only started getting serious recently. After a recent ice storm left us without power for 44 hrs I knew it was time to do something. I started watching tons of videos and

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Find out the top DIY solar forums where you can exchange ideas and experiences with other solar builders. Learn from the author''s personal projects and tips on solar heating,

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What is a DIY solar Forum?

Forum with 61K members and tons of valuable posts on DIY solar topics. Forum with 5K members, focusing on renovation, wind energy, and solar power. Good luck with your next DIY solar project! Also, do not forget to check out some of my favorite DIY solar projects that I built with the help of diy solar forum community:

Should I DIY install a solar energy system?

You are MUCH better off installing on the basis of self usage. If that is your plan then you can truly DIY install it. At 27p per kWh from tomorrow you are FAR better maximising self use by time shifting usage to the middle of the day than being paid an insulting 5.5p for what you do export.

Can you build a DIY solar heating system out of pop cans?

The truth is, I was one of the first to build DIY solar heating system out of pop cans in 2009. Back then, there were not that many forums or online resources available for DIY solar builders.

Are there too many DIY solar projects on the Internet?

However, you probably know that in 2023 there are way too many posts on the internet promoting similar lists or DIY resources. The key difference is that I joined dozens of forums when I needed help on my DIY solar projects and handpicked only those I recommend here. The best part?

What is a solar power system?

Solar panels forum. Solar forum. Solar talk. A photovoltaic system, also solar PV power system, or PV system, is a power system designed to supply usable solar power by means of photovoltaics.. Oooo I think you have demonstrated why it... Best way to maximise export of generated electricity? You can use timers to turn ON/OFF circuits...

Do I need to notify DNO before installing a solar system?

A more typical system with 4kW of panels and an inverter limited to 3.68kW output does not need prior notification, you fit it and then notify the DNO. You are MUCH better off installing on the basis of self usage. If that is your plan then you can truly DIY install it.