A beeping solar generator is almost never broken. The alarm is the unit’s protection system communicating a specific problem, and most of those problems have a fix you can do in under two minutes. This guide covers the most common beep patterns you will encounter, how to read error codes depending on which brand you … Read more
A solar generator with a blank, unresponsive display is often not permanently broken. The four most common causes are all owner-fixable, and most take less than two hours to work through in total. This article covers each cause in order of likelihood, with the exact steps to diagnose and fix the problem. If all four … Read more
Most solar generator problems fall into one of four symptom categories: the panel shows zero watts with no apparent reason, the unit won’t turn on, the unit is beeping or throwing an error code, or the battery is running out faster than it used to. In every one of these categories, the most likely cause … Read more