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time2roll wrote:
Great source for #4 custom cable: (or larger)
http://www.genuinedealz.com/custom-cables/custom-battery-cable-assembly?size=57
Verify the battery stud size and the controller lug size for perfect fit.
Apr-23-2017 02:41 PM
time2roll wrote:
So so easy to just snap these together in series. MC4 #10 extension cut in half. MC4s to the panels, cut end to the controller. No box, no fuses, no extra connections to give trouble, minimal power loss.
Apr-23-2017 09:17 AM
RoyB wrote:
Using the PVC boxes and tubing on the roof will be getting alot of the SUN UV rays... The PVC Electrical lines and products sure don't do well over time having to be sitting in the high sun like that... I still however like the LOWES/HOME DEPOT PVC Electrical Boxes idea with weather tight lids and PVC tubing. On the edge of the trailer roof line you can drill out a large hole in the center of the PVC Electrical box and route your solar lines into the trailer coming inside on the ceiling mounted cabinets we all have... Then you go from there using the PVC lines to where the cables need to go to... This allows all of your solar cabling be inside PVC boxes and tubing...
I am referring to these type of PVC ELECTRICAL Boxes with tubing connections on their sides. These come in all sizes and multiple number of tubing connections to suit your needs...
This is the way I am going to install my solar install on my off-road POPUP trailer roof. No drilling on the roof line at all... I can only drill into the wood side portion of the roof and will want to do that on the side of the trailer - not on the top...
I think I would want my electric components inside my trailer near the tie-in point for the batteries with meters and controls etc... Mainly so I can easily see what is going on. The combiner boxes will up near the roof and all feeding a solar panel inside the trailer near the battery install area.... Just my thoughts...
Roy Ken
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Apr-19-2017 02:01 PM
johnm1 wrote:
red31 - your data shows a 20' run. That's the distance from the pv panels to the CC right? As in, they are 20' apart, not 10 feet.
Using MC4 10 guage extension wire gives a ~ 0.38V drop at 20' ... and this is OK? So using 8 gauge extension wire would be even better at ~ 0.23V drop at 20' ... right?
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