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 5 Photovoltaics,Batteries, Cable and Wire     7 Lightning Arrestors     8 DC Lights  Glossary of Alternative Energy Terms    CHARGE CONTROLLERS    36 Solar Converters Special Solar and Battery Charging Equipment    37 TriMetric and Flexcharge Battery System Monitors    38 Timers,Linear Current Boosters,Photoswitch,Relay,Switches    39 Battery Desulphator    42 DC Circuit Breakers  48 DC Fuses, Holders & Fuse Blocks    56 Connectors & Strain Relief Fittings  57 Power Distribution & Splicer Blocks    58 Cable and Butt Splices & Connectors    BATTERY POST & TERMINAL CONNECTIONS,  ADAPTERS AND BATTERY ACCESSORIES    62 QuickCable Cable Lugs & Heat Shrink Tubing    67 Anderson SB Connector quick connects    72 Iota Battery Chargers / Converters and others    73 Adapters, Plugs, Sockets, Cords & Extensions    75 DC to DC Voltage Converters & Dimmers by Solar Converters    76 Transfer & Generator Start Switches, Distribution Panels    79 QuickCable Tools, Cable Crimper,  Cutter & Stripper    81 Power Vent Battery Box Fans by Zephyr Industries   
At the bottom of this page is a list of page links to every page in our website.
For questions or to order by phone please call:
(562) 423-4879
All of our orders are processed by hand.

Any information you give us goes nowhere else.

We are open Monday through Friday, 7:00 am to 5:00 pm Pacific time.

 3 Why Do Business With Us?
The WE of solarseller.com

  1) We are a small company.
      This allows us to give you personalized service.
  2) We sell many items.
      Only items that are instock and ready to ship will be
      priced on our website.
      When you see a website that has seven to ten day shipping, do they have
      the items in-stock?               
  3) We have been living with and selling alternative energy equipment since  
       the mid-1980's.
      Just check the Home Power Articles   from 1991 on this site.  
  4) We can make a deal on large quantity items without having
       to ask someone if it is ok.
  5) We can tell you if an item is in stock and how many we have because we
       will go to the shelves or parts bins and actually see the stock, not hope that
       it has been updated on a computer screen.
  6) We stock items that other's don't.
      This can sometimes make the difference between your system being
      completed or just sitting there collecting dust.
  7) We will tell you where to find something if we do not have it.
  8) We will help you in any way we can.
  9) We offer trouble shooting of your system.
10) We want you to know what you are buying so that the only surprise is a
       pleasant one.
11) We only carry quality items.
       It is better to sell good products than to sell junk that will fail when it
       is used.
       Many of the items we sell are for emergency or back-up use.
       When you need it, it has to work.
       Some of our customers purchase power equipment from us to operate
       oxygen generators, compressors and ventilators for medical use.
       There is no second best when providing power for this type of
       equipment.     
12) We accept Mastercard, Visa, PayPal (with PayPal you can
       use your Mastercard, Visa, Discover, American Express, direct funding
       or an electronic check),  a check or money order.
       Most of the items shown have a shopping cart so you can order securely
       through our site.
13) We gladly accept phone calls, our telephone number is on each page of
       our website.
       When you place an order by phone or fax, we pay for the call.
14) We look for the deals, make the offers and pass the savings on to you.
       The special purchase items are from deals we have made to purchase
       a manufacturer's or distributor's inventory on a particular item.
       On some of the items we stock, like safety disconnect switches, circuit
       breakers and fuses, the prices are up to 90% off of their original cost.
15) We gladly accept special orders.
16) You will NEVER receive an e-mail nor phone advertisement from us.
       We do not maintain a data base to bother our customers with.
17) Any order information you give us stays on a paper invoice, not in a computer.
       This is why, when our repeat customers place a phone or fax order, we ask for
       their information again rather than go through our filed invoices.
18) We ship Priority Mail Monday through Saturday.
       We ship UPS Ground, UPS 3 Day, UPS 2nd Day, UPS Overnight Monday
       through Friday.
       UPS Express shipping is available on telephone orders and orders placed
       with the Verisign shopping cart on orders received by 11:00 am Pacific time.
       Fedex Express shipping (Overnight, 2nd Day and Express Saver) is available
       on all instock items when the order is placed by phone by 11:00 am Pacific time.
19) There are no shipping cost surprises.
       The shipping cost is shown on each page for orders placed through the PayPal
       shopping cart.
       When using the Verisign cart, checkout will show you the shipping cost options
       based on the shipping weight of your order and your zip code.
       We do NOT charge handling fees.

If you ask enough people the same question eventually you will hear the
answer you want.

When you call us you will hear what we believe is right - we won't dance
you around just to make you feel good.

We use what we sell.
Currently we have 2,350 watts of photovoltaics in use at our location.
And we will do our best to make your dollar do the most for you.
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Most of the items on our site have a shopping cart.

We offer secure on-line payment through the Verisign / Merchant
e - Solutions shopping cart for purchases using your
Mastercard, Visa or Discover Card.
It is quick and easy to use.

You can also purchase securely online using a credit card
(Mastercard, Visa, Discover Card and American Express) or an
electronic check from your checking account with PayPal.
You DO NOT have to be a PayPal member to use the
PayPal shopping cart.
If you are a PayPal member you can also use funds from your account.

Shipping and sales tax (for those with a California shipping address) are
automatically added onto the order.

Until we know you please note that purchases over $ 50.00 will ONLY be
shipped to a confirmed (billing) address.
What is PayPal? please click onto this link:  

On phone orders, you can pay using Mastercard or Visa.
We can also send you a Paypal statement for secure online payment
of your telephone order using Mastercard, Visa, Discover and
American Express.

We gladly accept checks, money orders and cashier's checks.

Please click onto this link for other payment options: How to Order  


John Drake Services, Inc.
1427 E. 68th. St., Long Beach, CA 90805-1608
(562) 423-4879, fax (562) 728-9941
e-mail: john@solarseller.com


 
As a kid in the early 60's I saw a movie on television called "The Flame Barrier"
starring Arthur Franz, Kathleen Crowley and Robert Brown.
This movie was made in 1958 and in it the world was saved by "solar batteries."
Well that put the hook in me.

A few years later, while visiting one of my uncles, he showed me a solar powered
radio made in Japan. It intrigued me how you could move your hand around the top
of it and make the volume go up and down.
The hook was set.

The next thing you know I was in the local hobby shop counting out my lawn money
to buy a "Solar Experimenter's Kit."
I bought my first "real" solar panels in 1978 - four Solec modules for around
$375.00 each, you can see them on 47 Our own alternative energy systems
in a rack,  and still producing power at our location.

I finally found a copy of "The Flame Barrier" as well as a Hoffman solar powered
radio, that still works, like my Uncle Ben had.
I look in wonder at the modules we use, that those big flat panels could make
electricity just sitting in the sun - a great idea.
the flame barrier hoffman solar radio





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Charge & Lighting Controllers   |   34 SES Flexcharge Charge Controllers   |   35 Flexcharge Charge & Lighting - Load Controllers   |   36 Solar Converters Special Solar and Battery Charging Equipment   |   37 TriMetric and Flexcharge Battery System Monitors   |   38 Timers,Linear Current Boosters,Photoswitch,Relay,Switches   |   39 Battery Desulphator   |   40 Solar Converters, Inc. Products   |   41 Flexcharge Products   |   42 DC Circuit Breakers   |   43 DC Circuit Breakers to 80 volts   |   44 UL listed DC Breakers up to 48 volts   |   45 UL Listed DC Breakers up to 125 volts   |   46 Cathodic Protection Controllers by Solar Converters   |   47 Our own alternative energy systems   |   48 DC Fuses, Holders & Fuse Blocks   |   49 Class T- DC Fuses & Fuse Blocks   |   50 ANN - ANL - CNL DC Fuses & Fuse Blocks   |   51 Inverter Cable and Overcurrent Protection Guide   |   52 Adapter Bushings for Lugs and Battery Connectors   |   53 Copper Buss Bars by Deltec Co.   |   54 Low Voltage D.C. 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