Are MC4 connectors a good quick disconnect?
After a 2 month plus backorder on 2 GO160 panels I'm gonna have them next week sometime. I'm mounting them at the top front of our Lance 2285. We currently park/store under a roof and plug into a 20a ...
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they are good connectors. I use them on my portable panels. Not sure I'd call them "quick disconnect" but they do come apart easily but the snap in tangs must be retracted first.
the short cables attached to my panels have MC4's. then I have a short adapter that is MC4 to anderson. my extension cords are all anderson as is the trailer connector. The anderson is a true quick disconnect.
I connect my panels in series and have a MPPT controller in the trailer pass through. With the MC4's it easy to hook up one, two, three or more panels in series then to the MC4 to anderson adapter. this way I only run a max of about 5 amps down the extension cord (#10) to the trailer and even with 150ft of extension cord, IR loss is reasonable.
the short cables attached to my panels have MC4's. then I have a short adapter that is MC4 to anderson. my extension cords are all anderson as is the trailer connector. The anderson is a true quick disconnect.
I connect my panels in series and have a MPPT controller in the trailer pass through. With the MC4's it easy to hook up one, two, three or more panels in series then to the MC4 to anderson adapter. this way I only run a max of about 5 amps down the extension cord (#10) to the trailer and even with 150ft of extension cord, IR loss is reasonable.
