DIY MC-4 Connectors- 2nd Photo Added
I suppose everyone knows about these except me until today, but in case anybody does not, here it is. There is a Male and Female version, so you need one of each to join your wires to the panel ...
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steveh27 wrote:
I use SAE connectors.
I went this route around 12 years ago, getting many with 10AWg and 18AWG leads. The awg should be in quotes as 10AWg is actually closer to 12AWG.
I had a pair on my 25 amp 'smart' charger and they would get so hot passing this much current for a half hour I could smell hot plastic.
This just got worse with time, as the barrels would open up and one would have to tweak the connection to get contact.
I also hated how one could unintentionally reverse the polarity so one had to label input' and 'output'.
All my 12v SAE connectors and their pigtail are now in a plastic bag to be given away, and have been replaced with Anderson Powerpoles which are largely trouble free, but hardly perect.
