Solar Panel Layout?
Me again....have questions on the best layout and mounting for the panels I bought. Panels = 58.27" x 26.58" x 1.38" (26.4lbs) Roof dimensions are roughly 100" wide by 251" long. This was my ini...
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alliemac9 wrote:If you get a single cable length with male & female MC4 connectors like this, it is easy to chop it in half and use both connectors to the module and the cut/stripped ends into your combiner box.
@Almot answered my next question without me even having to post a pic.
MC4 connectors...what is the typical process here? Do I need to find an outfitter that sells MC4 pigtail in the length/gauge I need to get to the combiner box on my roof? Like this?
I ran AWG 4 from the combiner box to the controller. In fact, after I realized I had to buy a pretty good length of wire to get everything connected, I opted to connect nearly everything with AWG 4. It was easier to shop lugs, fasteners, heat shrink, etc. since everything was the same size. That, and I don't have worries about voltage drop and squandering that $10/W power I bought. As it is, I need to find some creative use for the power that I don't use and the additional harvest I could have.
Best of luck with your solar, it is really a great thing for RV's.:)
