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Document Version 210510
©Copyright 2021, Grape Solar Inc.
100 Watt Off
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Grid Basic Charging Kit
(GS
-
100
-
BASIC)
Quick Connect Guide
IMPORTANT
: Please read GS
-
PWM
-
20A charge controller
owner
’
s manual and GS
-
STAR
-
100W connection guide (both
included with products) before assembling kit.
For additional information about Grape Solar products:
, or
call
1
-
877
-
264
-
1014
for live telephone support.
GS
-
100
-
BASIC PHOTOVOLTAIC
POWER GENERATION SYSTEM
QUICK CONNECT GUIDE Rev. 210510
1
Check your order to make sure that all parts are included:
GS
-
PWM
-
20A Charge Controller
GS
-
STAR
-
100W Solar Panel
5
-
foot Bare to Ring
-
lug Cable Pair
Black 15
-
foot MC4 Extension Cable
Additional tools and equipment you will need:
◦
Screwdriver–
Philips Head
◦
Wire Stripper/Cutter
◦12
-
Volt Deep
-
Cycle Battery Bank
◦
Voltmeter (for Troubleshooting)
Mount the 100
-
watt solar panel
so that it is facing due South at approximately the same angle as your
latitude. The ideal area has full sun and no shading. If the following connections are made during daylight,
cover the panel with cardboard, cloth, or a similar opaque material so that the panel does not output power.
Connect the wire end of the red battery cable
to the
“+
BATTERY
”
terminal on the back of the GS
-
PWM
-
20A
charge controller
. Connect the wire end of the 5
-
foot
black cable
to the
“
-
BATTERY
”
terminal. A Phillips
head screwdriver can be used to loosen and tighten the
screw clamps onto the wires.
Attach the ring lug end of the red cable
to the positive
terminal of a 12V deep cycle battery. Attach the ring lug
end of the black cable
to the negative terminal.
2
3
[
diagrams not to scale]
*
12V deep cycle battery
not included with kit
