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kp_utah
Explorer
Mar 18, 2017

Troubleshooting failed solar - Water in your junction box

So, my renogy solar panels stopped working. After some digging, I found a small amount of water in my junction box on the roof. I think some snow and ice created havoc up there and some how leaked int...
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Almot
Explorer III
Mar 19, 2017
MEXICOWANDERER wrote:

SILICONE DIELECTRIC GREASE

Grease not sealant. Gob it under, around and over all connectors to encapsulate everything in a thick layer. My son-in-law regularly empties a pint of sea water out of a connector box in his 24' panga.


Panga (Mexpanish) - big fishing boat without superstructures.

This is why I didn't want to have any junction box on the roof. When you have time, wire panels in series, install MPPT and dump the J-box :)

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