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Anyone else using cheap eBay PWM controllers or is it false economy?

by Frosty Socket · 3 months ago

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by Luton Dream

Anyone else using old washing machine motors for a DIY wind turbine?

by Roger Jackson · 3 months ago

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by Golden Socket

Anyone else using cheap Chinese PWM controllers or is it false economy?

by Anne Watson · 3 months ago

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by Sussex VanLifer

Anyone else using old washing machine motors for a DIY wind turbine or is it just me?

by OffGrid Hamish · 3 months ago

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by Russ Martin

Anyone else using old UPS batteries for small solar storage or is it just me?

by Downs Dweller · 3 months ago

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by Wayne Taylor

Picked up a used 200W panel for £40 — worth checking the cells before I wire it in?

by Nessa73 · 3 months ago

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by Simon Kelly

Anyone tried those cheap 100Ah lithium batteries off eBay? Worth the risk?

by Vivaro Nomad · 3 months ago

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by Daily Solar

Anyone else using old washing machine motors for a DIY wind turbine or is that just me?

by Van Rhys · 3 months ago

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by Grumpy Sparky

Anyone else using cheap Chinese PWM controllers or is it false economy?

by Silver Hiker · 3 months ago

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by Defender Life

Anyone else using cheap Chinese PWM controllers or is it false economy?

by Frosty Socket · 3 months ago

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by Border VanLifer

Anyone else using old washing machine motors for a DIY wind turbine?

by Cotswold Cruiser · 3 months ago

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by KMV_Marine

Anyone else using old washing machine motors for a DIY wind turbine?

by Taffy62 · 4 months ago

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by Thistle Tel

12volt solar CCTV System

by Van Rhys · 4 months ago

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by Gill

Anyone else using old washing machine motors for a DIY wind turbine?

by Heather Walker · 4 months ago

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by Craig Cross

Anyone else using cheap Chinese PWM controllers or is it false economy?

by HMK_Sparks · 4 months ago

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by Anne Butler

Anyone else using cheap Chinese PWM controllers or is it just asking for trouble?

by Pennine Solar · 4 months ago

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by HalfAJob

Anyone tried those cheap Chinese MPPT controllers off eBay? Worth the risk or false economy?

by Maria Jones · 4 months ago

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by XHF_Builds

Anyone else using old UPS batteries for a small 12v setup?

by ExPostie82 · 7 months ago

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by FormerMechanic74

Anyone actually running a tiny house on second-life EV cells without spending a fortune?

by LDV Convert · 4 months ago

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by Jane Reid

Got stung buying cheap MPPT controllers — here's what I've learned the hard way

by Spider · 4 months ago

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by Tina

Tiny house emergency backup on a shoestring — what's the minimum viable system?

by Crispy Roamer · 4 months ago

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by XAC_Solar

Anyone else running a second-hand leisure battery bank? Share your setups and what you paid

by Midlands Explorer · 4 months ago

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by HalfAJob55

Fogstar Drift vs cheap Amazon cells — anyone actually tested both long-term?

by Wonky Skipper · 4 months ago

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by Boat Paddy

Anyone else running a budget 12V system on mismatched panels? Sharing what's actually worked

by Van Holly · 4 months ago

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by Debbie Kelly

Anyone managed to run a 12v compressor fridge on a tight solar budget? Struggling to keep up in winter

by Coastal Wanderer · 4 months ago

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