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It sounds like there might be an underlying issue draining your car's battery. Even with a new battery and a trickle charger, if the battery still goes flat after a few days of non-use, there could be a parasitic draw or a faulty component in the electrical system of your car. It's recommended to have a professional mechanic perform a thorough inspection to diagnose and fix the problem.

What do you need to know? Put it in the sun, plug something in and use it. The sun charges it, you plug things in to use the stored power. https://www.google.com/search?q=Solaray+solar+charger Manual. Made in China and sold under different names. https://pdf.lowes.com/productdocuments/48b78e6a-bd4f-441e-8b0d-9c7922076eee/17133797.pdf

Question edited for clarity. Here are Parts Suppliers, but easier just to remove the breaker and take it into an electronics parts supplier, or online at RS Components. https://www.google.com/search?q=solar+brand+battery+charger+parts ..

Question edited for clarity. Question moved from Computers category. Guessing the claims for the inverter are wildly out, or the StarSat receiver doesn't like the AC phasing. Ask them both direct. It is likely they will blame each, so it should be fun. Voltronic https://www.google.com/search?q=voltronic+solar+inverter StarSat. https://www.google.com/search?q=starsat+receiver ..

Depends on power requirement. My whole house uses approx 4 kW to run air con and rest of the house power. 19 x 350 solar panels generates 1 kw to 6.5 kw per hour through a 6 kw inverter. The variance comes from the sun is not always out, or behind clouds and the panels don't face east and west to capture the morning and evening sun. They are mono crystal which generate about 1 to 1.6 Kw in cloudy conditions. As I am on the power grid the excess power is feed back to the power company who pay me 6c per k/w that I feed in during sunny days and then charge me 26c per k/w in peak times when it is dark ! Today I got 40 kw/h generated for the day which with feed in tariff is $2.60 as it was sunny. . I could run the air con on 10 kw/h from the power company in the dark , if the a/c used 2 kw I could run it for 5 hours for free. Where you run into problem is that on a cloudy day you might get 1 k/w per hour . This is not a problem if you use mains power from a power line supplier as it suppliments any short fall. If you are on a no grid connected system you may need to consider Battery Storage as well to charge up when the sun is out and then it supplements the power to your house when it is cloudy or dark. The solar panels would need to generate enough power to run the house and to charge up the battery system if used. Batteries have a limited life of 10 years and usually use lithium Phosphate batteries . You tube has many videos on battery systems and off grid solar setups. However batteries are a changing technology with Electric Vehicles becoming more common.

connect a 20amp bridge rectifier across output of solar panel to battery you can use a timer switch on it or regulator good luck

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average American family spends nearly $1,500 a year on electricity costs from fossil fuel sources. That means installing a solar panel system that can cover 100% of your needs would result in over $100 in potential savings every month.

check a local phone book. also cheap wont last or produce as good as a better unit will.

Perhaps this video will prove of assistance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFlEIgctlBc

Hard to say without the make and model info

There is an internal 30 Amp fusewhich can be acessed by gently prying the front cover off. There is a screwdriver slot on one side for this purpose. The fuse is probably blown and consequently nothing will work. It is part of the short circuit and reverse polarity protection.

Solar system? Did you mean "solar panel system"? Unfortunately, some of your other terms are also a bit off. But let's see what we can clarify. Battery capacity (whether a single, or a bank of batteries) is measured in kilowatt hours. A bank that is rated for 3.55 KwH will produce 3.55 kilowatts for one hour (at least in theory), or 10 watts for 355 hours, or any combination therein. The average home draws about 1.5 Kw (that's *average* - day and night), but much higher during the day (electric lights, appliances, etc. all turned on). So, very roughly, your battery bank is good for a couple of hours of average use - but might handle a home all night with minimal draw. Sorry, but your final question is not answerable. A 48 volt system is 73 amps to do a full recharge during an hour. But that's too high a recharge rate for most systems. And batteries are not 100% efficient (figure on about 120% - or it will take about 4.25 KwH to charge a battery to 3.55 KwH. So the first issue is how quickly do you want the batteries to recharge. Panel output varies widely (as does cost). And the amount of sunshine varies not only in duration, but also amount (an hour of sunshine on a clear day in Texas is worth more than an hour of sunshine on a clear day in North Dakota - although North Dakota may appreciate it more <G>). If you want to maintain the batteries, then figure on around 250 square feet of panels - but understand that this answer could be off by a factor of two or more - just depending on conditions.

As long as you know the charging voltage of the battery.

Check your battery and its connections. Can’t use it without a battery

It looks to me that the Power Grid is not connected to the inverter. Some inverters are intended to feed the grid, and if that is not detected, it will not produce power. If you want an inverter to work as an AC power source when the grid fails, then what you have purchased is the incorrect unit.

*** Following is for PV solar monitoring.*** * Check your warranty. Call your Solar PV installer service. (or the salesman) * Advise them that you need instructions and password to log into your solar monitoring account. (They should have set it up for you and sent you an email with your account link and password.) * Once the account is set up you only have a short time period (about 2 weeks) to log in and register (or confirm) your account information. ( I requested 3 times for an account reset as the passwords would not work.) * The problem is that you don't know when the I.T. (Information Tech) will get around to setting up your account. Get with the sales person to get the IT guys on the ball. * You need to log into your PV monitoring site. (with password) and once on then bookmark this site and keep the account and password on save mode. Then it will be auto log in when you pull up the app to monitor your solar output. *** The following is for Digital Metering for Home power meters. (not PV)*** * If the Electric company switched out your old analog meter (spinning wheel) with the digital display type then you have a digital meter. There are two basic types. * The first type is a basic digital meter that keeps track of your power usage. It does not allow reverse power to be sent back to the grid. (well it can't prevent it but it does not record it for your credit.) This was designed to allow the meter to be 'read' at the company's power monitoring stations. This way they did not need the 'meter reader' to stop by your house every month. Remote monitoring (by customer) may or may not be available to the general public. Though the customer can easily read the displays on the meter. * The second type of digital meter came after the need to monitor the power used and the power sent back to the grid. The meter is required to keep track of daily power and send this information back to the utility company for processing the electrical fees to the customer. The utility company also monitors and records the power return and calculates credits (if any) to be returned to the customer (not in case but as credits that are deducted from monthly bills.) Note; Not all return power is accepted by the utility as there may be restrictions on how much or at what time period the power is sent back to the grid. Rates apply for restricted times or amounts. * Contact your utility for specific information on rates and fees. *** Check your utility bill for more information and contact phone numbers.*** Aloha, ukeboy57

Yes very probably and it might not do the solar panels much good either. When the solar capacity exceeds or could exceed the demand it is very desirable to fit a solar charge regulator, solar voltage regulator or solar panel controller. Many are available at all price ranges from beer-money to mortgage and both Amazon and ebay provide a wide range though it would be wise to gather some specialist knowledge before you buy.

Wow! I've hunted and hunted for 'alarms' / 'beeps' / 'beeping' / 'sound' but not a whisper anywhere about this?! Even the official manual says nothing about this condition? "I" would try disconnecting EVERYTHING... then at the CONTROLLER jumper each contact from one to all of the others to hopefully "reset" your electronics... then reconnect and try again! Anthony