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    Looking to buy solar panels without using an installer
    In California

  • #2
    Go online to sun electronics. They are in Florida and Arizona and have good prices.

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    • #3
      Craigslist for locally available panels.
      2.2kw Suntech mono, Classic 200, NEW Trace SW4024

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      • #4
        Again, Google is your friend. Beyond some basic level, panels have become a commodity. Shop around. But pick an installer with much care if that's your plan.

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        • #5
          Renvu

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          • #6
            This is my first time posting... I live in Canada and want to build a off grid shed with a simple solar panel and one battery. I was wondering which company sells 100watt or less solar panel for a good price? I prefer all black if possible

            the nice looking panels seem to all be $200-300 so I wouldn
            12v 150watt, 80ah battery, 75 watt inverter.

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            • #7
              > so I wouldn't be using apostrophes with a non-standard character set (like a iphone or a computer with re-arranged fonts)

              Powerfab top of pole PV mount (2) | Listeroid 6/1 w/st5 gen head | XW6048 inverter/chgr | Iota 48V/15A charger | Morningstar 60A MPPT | 48V, 800A NiFe Battery (in series)| 15, Evergreen 205w "12V" PV array on pole | Midnight ePanel | Grundfos 10 SO5-9 with 3 wire Franklin Electric motor (1/2hp 240V 1ph ) on a timer for 3 hr noontime run - Runs off PV ||
              || Midnight Classic 200 | 10, Evergreen 200w in a 160VOC array ||
              || VEC1093 12V Charger | Maha C401 aa/aaa Charger | SureSine | Sunsaver MPPT 15A

              solar: http://tinyurl.com/LMR-Solar
              gen: http://tinyurl.com/LMR-Lister

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Freeesun
                I
                Try composing your post without any apostrophe's. My guess is your first word is supposed to be, I'm
                2.2kw Suntech mono, Classic 200, NEW Trace SW4024

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                • #9
                  I have no idea what anybody is talking about... what are some good all black smaller solar panels and charge controller for a shed
                  12v 150watt, 80ah battery, 75 watt inverter.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Freeesun View Post
                    I have no idea what anybody is talking about... what are some good all black smaller solar panels and charge controller for a shed
                    Go back to your posts #8 and #9. That's what I'm talking about.

                    Btw I tried searching small, all black panels and they are few and far between. I suggest going to eBay or Amazon and scroll thru the thousands of 100 watt 12 volt panels. The only one I found was a Renogy 2 piece "suitcase" style panel. On eBay. I haven't looked on Amazon though.
                    2.2kw Suntech mono, Classic 200, NEW Trace SW4024

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                    • #11
                      Ohh ok thank you very much for the reply. I
                      12v 150watt, 80ah battery, 75 watt inverter.

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                      • #12
                        It
                        12v 150watt, 80ah battery, 75 watt inverter.

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                        • #13
                          Stop using apostrophe's if you want to make a complete posting. Are you using a phone to compose these replies? Apparently there's a problem with using punctuation with a smart phone on this forum. Nobody here can figure out how to fix this annoying problem.
                          Last edited by littleharbor; 10-18-2018, 11:41 AM.
                          2.2kw Suntech mono, Classic 200, NEW Trace SW4024

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                          • #14
                            ya that is really weird, i didnt really understand what everyone was saying in the bginning but ill try not to use them.

                            i was using a iphone and now im going to try and use this computer to see if anything changes.

                            my question is i im building a shed and would like to put a solar panel on it. i dont want to buy anythig from canadian tire becuase i think theyre stuff is garbage but they have a decent panel and charge controller fr cheap.

                            i would like to get a panel charge controller and inverter but something small becasue i will only be using a few led lights and would like to charge dewalt batteries. i wont use it much but would till like to get something thatll last a long time and i wont have to buy anythig again for a long time.

                            100 watts would be perfect and all black would be great too. a charge controller with as much info on it as possible would be great and i have no clue about inverteres so its basically up to you guys.

                            i have a car battery that ive kept on a charger that ill use but i need to slowly put everything else together.

                            thank you for the replys and letting me know about the weird rule on this forum.
                            12v 150watt, 80ah battery, 75 watt inverter.

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                            • #15
                              LED's, go with 12 volt.
                              As to an inverter, Definitely need Pure Sine Wave inverter. If you go with a cheap Modified sine wave inverter you stand a good chance of ruining your cordless tool batteries. Trust me here on this. Replacing those cordless tool batteries gets pretty expensive after you ruin a couple , or more of them. Sometimes cheaper to buy a whole tool "kit".
                              With a single 100 watt panel you want to keep your battery in the 70 amp hour range. That being said you need to keep your inverter as small as possible for a couple reasons. That small of a battery won't support a large inverter and the larger the inverter the more power they use, just sitting on an doing nothing. Only have your inverter powered upo when you are using it. a 100 watt panel may not be enough to keep up with even a small inverter turned on 24/7. When you wear out your car battery you need to get a Deep Cycle battery, which should give better service than a battery not designed for cycle service.

                              Lastly go to the top page of the various sub forums here and read all the sticky topics. You will learn a lot from them.
                              Last edited by littleharbor; 10-18-2018, 12:41 PM.
                              2.2kw Suntech mono, Classic 200, NEW Trace SW4024

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