M-4 Plugs, or Chop'm Off
I've got 2 panels mounted, even made'm tiltable. And I got a 10ga twin lead down the fridge vent. Now I'm lookin at the M-4 plugs layin all over. What makes me want to chop'm off, and mount a couple ...
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Rich,
I made my own combiner box using a plastic weatherproof box and two lug strips I salvaged out of a load center. I glued/screwed the lug strips into the plastic box and used a waterproof box entry fitting for the MC4 entry cables. I have the wires leaving the box towards the controller in plastic pipe so didn't need another box entry fitting.
If you look at the prices for these off-the-shelf combiner boxes, you'll realize you're in the wrong business.
All about tilting
FWIW, I found my optimum tilt angle for my location in the Winter and made the tilt struts to tilt at that angle. I leave the panel at that angle as it doesn't give up much harvest, seasonally, and will shed snow/rain/hail/dirt easily.
I made my own combiner box using a plastic weatherproof box and two lug strips I salvaged out of a load center. I glued/screwed the lug strips into the plastic box and used a waterproof box entry fitting for the MC4 entry cables. I have the wires leaving the box towards the controller in plastic pipe so didn't need another box entry fitting.
If you look at the prices for these off-the-shelf combiner boxes, you'll realize you're in the wrong business.
All about tilting
FWIW, I found my optimum tilt angle for my location in the Winter and made the tilt struts to tilt at that angle. I leave the panel at that angle as it doesn't give up much harvest, seasonally, and will shed snow/rain/hail/dirt easily.
