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Watts Up Solar Podcast – Your Go-To Source for Real Talk on Solar Energy Welcome to the Watts Up Solar Podcast, where industry expert Emmitt Muckles brings you relaxed, informative conversations with top minds in solar and renewable energy.
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- 7
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- Aug 26, 2026
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- ~353 subscribers
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- Jul 10, 2026
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DIY Balcony Solar: Unboxing the APsystems EZ1 Kit (opens the original)
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An impromptu unboxing of the APsystems EZ1 micro-inverter for a plug-in/balcony solar setup. I go through everything in the box — the micro-inverter itself, the trunk cable (110V, L1/ground/neutral), the grounding clip, and the MC4 connector tool. I also cover the current transformer, which clips onto your breaker panel conductor and helps curtail power so you don't feed excess energy back into the grid — useful if you don't have an interconnect agreement with your utility yet. Racking and full
Is Plug-In Solar Real Solar? A 15-Year Industry Veteran Responds (opens the original)
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Why is a NABCEP solar trainer talking about a $200 plug-in solar kit? After approximately 15 years of training solar professionals and working around residential, commercial, rooftop, ground-mounted, inverter, and battery systems, I barely paid attention to balcony and plug-in solar. I had seen these small systems throughout Europe—solar modules mounted on balconies and compact systems supplying electricity to apartments—but I didn’t consider them “real solar.” They seemed too small, too simple,
The MC4 Tool Every Solar Installer Needs | Solar Tools USA SCAT Demo (opens the original)
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Loose, under-torqued, or improperly assembled solar connectors can lead to system failures, melted connectors, and serious safety problems. In this hands-on demonstration, Emmitt Muckles tests the Solar Connector Assembly Tool—better known as the SCAT—from Solar Tools USA. After discovering that a damaged connector was keeping one of his solar modules from reliably powering an EcoFlow solar generator, Emmitt repairs the module and demonstrates how the SCAT helps create a secure, properly torqued
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