Is your solar battery losing power overnight? It is fully charged but when you check back in the morning the capacity level has dropped? Could your solar charge controller have something to do with it? This is what we are going to find out. A charge controller is meant to be connected all the time […]
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Solar controllers or charge controllers perform several important functions, mainly prevent batteries from being overloaded by current from a solar panel. Problems and glitches do happen though, but often a reset will fix it. This is how you do a soft and hard reset for PWM and MPPT charge controllers. To perform a soft reset,
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Solar panels are basically set and forget. Once installed, the system produces power without needing any input from you. But what happens if the solar panel has no voltage or very low power? What should you do? These are actually common problems and there are ways you can fix them. A faulty inverter or charge
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Because air conditioners use so much power, electric fans have become a popular alternative for solar power users. Watching TV with a cool breeze is nice during the summer, but how many solar panels will you need? We will answer that in this guide along with related questions. A 250 watt solar panel can power
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There is nothing quite like watching TV with a cold drink from the fridge in hand, and with solar power you can do that. But how many solar panels does it take to run a TV and a fridge at the same time? There is no question it is possible, but how many panels do
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Mention the word inverter and we think of those devices that allow AC devices to run off solar panels. Mostly they are used in large solar arrays, but can you use an inverter with a 100 watt solar panel? Do you even need one? The answer to both questions is yes. A 12V 100W solar
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