Just Starting Solar Research
Man, there's a lot to read and digest with possibly installing a small solar panel. I very recently replaced my original 1-stage converter/charger with the Progressive Dynamics PD4600 series conve...
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My big booster cables are CCA. Got them at Princess Auto. Work great for the amps I ever have. The cost is much less than copper for the same set of cables. ISTR the 25 ft #1 gauge set was about $30 on sale.
I used another set for a different job where I cut it and put home made terminals on the cut ends. The CCA cable inside has a zillion very fine silky strands, and each individual strand is copper covered aluminum. They are very flexible even in cold weather.
Don't forget the panel might have a junction box instead of two MC4 pigtails on the back. If the junction box has screw on terminals inside with the diode(s) you can use ordinary wire, but you have to downsize the ends of the wire (shave off some strands) to fit the small screw terminals in the junction box if you are using say #8 wire or fatter. Point being you should find out what the panel has for connecting it, before getting MC4 cable or be prepared to do some work with the ends of the wires and not get to use the fancy MC4 connections you paid for.
I used another set for a different job where I cut it and put home made terminals on the cut ends. The CCA cable inside has a zillion very fine silky strands, and each individual strand is copper covered aluminum. They are very flexible even in cold weather.
Don't forget the panel might have a junction box instead of two MC4 pigtails on the back. If the junction box has screw on terminals inside with the diode(s) you can use ordinary wire, but you have to downsize the ends of the wire (shave off some strands) to fit the small screw terminals in the junction box if you are using say #8 wire or fatter. Point being you should find out what the panel has for connecting it, before getting MC4 cable or be prepared to do some work with the ends of the wires and not get to use the fancy MC4 connections you paid for.
