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SFVdave
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Jun 28, 2016

Question about Routing solar cables down fridge vent

I see most route their solar cables down the fridge vent and do so on the side opposite the flue. Is there any concern for the amount of heat generated by fridge, especially on a HOT sunny day. I ...
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MEXICOWANDERER
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Jun 29, 2016
Decent 3:1 heatshrink tubing will make the wire abrasion resistant. The toughest wire insulation is XXT CROSS LINK polyolefin. It is used for high temperature environments and is near UV proof. Find it at Delcity.net

I used 6 AWG on the bus and never looked back. The last 6" are 12 AWG as the wire enters the panels. I globbed silicone dielectric grease onto the panel terminals before sealing them up.

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