What is the name of the connector that connects to the solar panel's wires? I bought the panels and thought I'd get the 2nd set of wires.
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MC4 connectors. 1 male, 1 female. you can find them online by searching MC4 connectors. i bought a 2' extension cable(male one end, female other end) and cut it in half to give me a male and female connector with a bare wire end. get the heaviest wire size you can to minimize voltage drop. connect with the bare ends with a quality butt connector and shrink tubing to whatever existing wiring you need to feed from the panel. mine goes to a morningstar charge controller and from there to a 12v batttery on my camp trailer. works great.
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That is correct. I made up a cable by splicing one of the supplied quick disconnects (I cut the two apart that were supplied with the unit) to one end & splicing two batt. connection terminal to the other. I used wing nuts to attach to the batt. I leave attached to batt. and use quick disconnect to attach solar panels.
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It's the panel (looks just like the pictures) which has a small box on the backside where the two cables come out (the positive cable and the negative cable). The cable had the 'solar' standard electrical connectors at the ends. Packed in a custom styrofoam box in the cardboard sleeve box. Pretty much what you see is what you get, just the panel.
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The solar panels comes with 2ft. cables on both positive and negative with MC4 connectors. You don't need MC4 connectors either to open l the box. It's all plug and play.
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This unit is designed for point to point wiring with insulated stranded or solid wire. Solar panels that I have used have similar terminal strips. If you have not done wiring, find a book on basic wiring at your library.
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Nope, you just get the connectors that are attached to the wire. You can purchace extra MC-3 ( that is what they are called) connections from Amazon . The only problem with getting the MC-3 connections is that you need a special tool to crimp the connector to the wire. There are solar panels that already have the MC-3 connections. Unisolar is one of them, but most newer solar panels have the MC-4 connectors on them now.
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Without seeing the schematic for the hook up, it is hard to advise you. There should be a charge input, that would go to the solar panel. There should be a load, that should be the device you are running, and there should be a battery connection, which is of course the battery. Make sure you observe the correct polarities on all of them. They should me marked + and -. If you are not sure, use a volt-ohm-meter to check.
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It doesn't but you can purchase one cheap. I use this on a solar application and was able to purchase the connector and just ran the wire to my desired length. Works great!
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Hi Le, The wire you have connects to photo voltaic panel and should not be cut. On the other end you can cut it to shorten and connect it to your charge controller. You need to get another set of wires to connect to your battery terminals plus and minus with battery clamps. Hope this helps, Derrick
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You need a charge controller. I bought this one http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008I0IZ7O/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 , but I had to cut the wires on the solar panel to connect to the charge controller. You can get adapters, but I'm not sure what those are called.
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Buy the MC-4 connectors. Then puchase some 18 to 16 gauge wire in the length you need.Attach the wires to the MC-4 connectors. The MC-4 connectors plug into the panels and the wires they are attached to go to your controller.Go to this link for more info: http://www.freesunpower.com/index.php
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So long as connectors end in 12 gauge wire to plug into controller. That's all you car about. You MUST plug the 12 volt connectors ( connected to batteries ) first. If you plug the solar panels into controller first, you WILL blow the controller . OK!!
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This is a single (1) 10 gauge cable with male connector on one end & female connector on the other end.I cut it in half, used the connectors to mate with the solar panel connectors & put terminal lugs on the cut ends.
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5 PAIRS of connectors as long as you don't exceed 30 A. You can use Solar Wire (UV resistant with 600v insulation). This should be used on permanent installations. If your setup may be temporary then U can save money by using landscaping wire (UV resistant with 200 v insulation).
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Sounds like they are mismarked. The polarity cannot change through the connector. The two + now become 1 +. The two - now become one -. Once you have the 2 panels connected in parallel, use a voltmeter to check the polarities to prove it to yourself.
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You would have two wires (I use #10 copper braided wire) coming from solar panel to controller then two wires from the solar controller to battery.
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i'm using mine on standard wire size that is on the solar panels.,not sure what that actual size is.,if you need it i will check the wire tomorrow.