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		<title>How to Calculate Azimuth Angle for Solar Panels</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Battery monitors are the best way to track the state of charge of your RV or solar battery bank. After testing the best battery monitors on the market over the course of 2 months, here are my 4 steps to finding the right one for your system. 1. Check the Monitor&#8217;s Battery Voltage &#38; Capacity [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[In most parts of the US, solar panel cleanings usually aren&#8217;t worth the money because the extra savings you get from cleaning your panels is unlikely to make up for the cost of the cleaning. In most cases, you can just let rain clean your solar panels naturally. However, in certain parts of the southwest [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[This tutorial contains everything you need to know about how to test solar panels. You&#8217;ll learn: Let&#8217;s get started! Video Tutorial 1. How to Test a Solar Panel with a Multimeter Your multimeter is your best friend when testing solar panels. You can use it to check: Here&#8217;s how: What You Need Step 1: Measure [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[You want to use your 12V battery to power something, but you have no idea how charged it is. How do you check? There are a few different ways to check a 12V battery&#8217;s remaining capacity (i.e. state of charge). But some methods are much more accurate than others. Here are the main ways, along [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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