Community Night! Eric and Adam walk through 12 DIY solar rookie mistakes from the forums and share their own experiences. EVMux (our streaming software) had other plans tonight, so we pivoted to a phone stream. Rodney was out this week.

We cover the big ones: starting at 12V instead of 48V, fake MPPT controllers, counterfeit wire gauges, bad MC4 connections, no fuses, reverse polarity, and skipping your power audit. Plus viewer stories from the chat.

Have a question or a rookie mistake to share? Email us at live@unplugged.solar with subject "Unplugged".

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CHAPTERS:
02:35 Intro / Welcome
10:58 12V vs 48V
16:20 Wrong Breaker for the Job
20:34 Starting Too Small
27:37 Fake MPPT Controllers
29:50 Fake Rated Solar Panels
31:50 Fake Wire Gauges
33:44 Bad MC4 Connections
36:47 Loose Connections
41:34 Inverter Too Small
44:53 No Fuses / Wrong Fuses
46:15 Reverse Polarity
47:52 No Power Audit
50:59 Outro / Wrap-up

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Watch the breaker video Eric mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=askTmIwGQro

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