Solar Postive Battery Connection
Hey guys. I'm in the process of putting the final touches on my 5er solar project. 4 Kyocera 130 watt panels, Morningstar TM-45 Charge Controller, Bogart TM-2030 Battery Monitor, Magnum MMS1012 invert...
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Bus bars are the ticket although Mex's terminal strip is sexy as h***.
I made my own out of copper bar stock bought at the local metal merchant. A larger electrical supplies distributor will carry them, also. Alternatively, the car stereo vendors sell all manner of fuse blocks, terminations, and such. The squashed copper pipe works but you want to make sure you don't carry huge current through it. IIRC, a copper bar 1" x .25" is rated to 250 amps.
I made my own out of copper bar stock bought at the local metal merchant. A larger electrical supplies distributor will carry them, also. Alternatively, the car stereo vendors sell all manner of fuse blocks, terminations, and such. The squashed copper pipe works but you want to make sure you don't carry huge current through it. IIRC, a copper bar 1" x .25" is rated to 250 amps.
