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Solar Installation Guide

- RV
- Motor Homes
- Trailers
- Boats

Solar

WholeSaler.ca

Solar

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Summary of Contents for RV

Page 1: ...Solar Installation Guide RV Motor Homes Trailers Boats SolarWholeSaler ca SolarWholeSaler ca ...

Page 2: ...Index Tools and Hardware Needed 1 Parallel Solar Panel Connections 2 Serial Solar Panel Connections 3 Inverter Connection Diagram 4 Mounting Kit Installation 5 Battery Connection Diagrams 6 ...

Page 3: ... Z Bracket Mounting HardWare 3 8 Nut Driver Wire Cutters 9 64 Drill Bit Page 1 Tools Hardware Needed Stainless Steel Nuts Bolts 10 x 1 Inch Wood Sheet Metal Screw Quad Caulking Advanced Formula Sealant Glue Caulking Gun ...

Page 4: ...Battery 12 Volt Controller 12 Volt Solar Panels Mc4 Serial Connectors 12 Volt Solar Panels Mc4 Parallel Connectors Triple Parallel Panel Connection Increases Amperage 12 Volt Battery 12 Volt Controller 12 Volt Solar Panels 12 Volt Solar Panels Mc4 Triple Parallel Connectors Mc4 Serial Connectors 12 Volt Solar Panels Page 2 Planning Starting The Installation Resettable Fuse Breaker Ensures line pro...

Page 5: ...e rest into Amperage allowing it to use up to 97 of the solar panel power The efficiency can be up to 30 more than regular PWM charge controller Resettable Fuse Breaker Ensures line protection incase of any dead shorts Must be in the positive line and as close to the battery terminal as possible 4 Panel Serial Parallel Connection 12 Volt Battery 12 Volt Controller 37 Volt Solar Panels 37 Volt Solar...

Page 6: ...allation Diagram Batteries fasten to inverter terminals using 3 8 connectors normally Terminal size is based on inverter Battery Type Cable thickness is determined by Length Volts and Amperage Good Practice to use 00AWG Wire no longer than 4 feet Any wires cables coming from battery power source need to have a protective fuse with the positive line 00 Awg Wire no longer than 4 foot Page 4 Inverter...

Page 7: ... using Z Bracket STEP 3 Connect your MC4 cable to panels and fish down your wire to the charge controller Cut and splice the cable once you reach charge controller Now wire the spliced cable into solar panel connections labelled solar panel Take the left over of the wire with the 3 8 lugs and do the same but wire it into battery terminals Wire can be dropped down vents or drill a hole through the r...

Page 8: ...urs 6 Volt Batteries in Series Series Increases Voltage 6 Volt Batteries in Series Series Increase Voltage 24V 6 Volt Batteries in Series Parallel Increase Voltage Amp Hours 24V Doubled Amp Hours Doubled Amp Hours Page 6 Serial Parallel Battery Connection Diagrams ...

Page 9: ...Batt ery in Seri es Jum per Cab le Cha rge Con troll er Con troll er Met er Wire Diagram of solar charging system This setup is with an MPPT Charge controller and a Meter ...

Page 10: ...RV Installation Guide Solar Panels Solar Homes RV Boat Kits Manual Designed By Jon Rotter ...

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