MC Connectors (was Sharp modules) [RE-wrenches]

[Matt Tritt]

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  Nice, Phil! Did you take any pictures of this installation you'd care to 
share?

  Matt T
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Phil Undercuffler" <phil at dankoffsolar.com>
  To: <RE-wrenches at topica.com>
  Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 3:00 PM
  Subject: Re: MC Connectors (was Sharp modules) [RE-wrenches]


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  I also dislike the spaghetti look of many MC connected arrays.  But I 
really
  dislike the idea of cutting off the MC ends.

  When I did the big array upgrade at my home, I tried a different 
approach--I
  think I might have gotten the idea here on the Wrenches.  My array is 8 BP
  modules on a UniRac pole top.  Unirac provides an aluminum disk to cap the
  pole, and I used a KO punch to put a chase nipple through it.  I then cut 
a
  hole in the pole at combiner level using a 4 1/2" grinder.  Put a 1" chase
  nipple and bushing through the back of the combiner and lined everything 
up.

  I then used one 10m MC extension per string.  I cut the extension in half 
to
  get both a male and female end.  I then routed each pair through the array
  pole into the combiner.  I neatly coiled up the slack of the module
  connections at the array end, which puts all the connections safely up 8' 
in
  the air.

  This gave me the flexibility and adaptability of the MC connectors, 
without
  the exposed wires and drip loop.

  Phil Undercuffler
  Dankoff Solar Products


  on 3/1/05 9:14 AM, Todd Cory, Mt. Shasta Energy Services at
  toddcory at finestplanet.com wrote:
  > Somehow this looks "cheesy" to me, having exposed wires run from a pole 
mount
  > or
  > tracking rack to the PSPV combiner. I usually mount a bell box on the 
back of
  > a
  > several panels to combine the MC cables and convert to USE2 inside 
carflex.
  >
  > Todd

  > Jeff Wongstrom wrote:
  >
  >> William,
  >>
  >> There is no need to wack off the end mc connectors. Order a premade 
use-2
  >> cable from your panel supplier with a male and female end long enough 
to
  >> reach to the j-box from both end panels.  Cut this cable at the 
appropriate
  >> spot, wire into j-box, and plug into panels.
  >>
  >> Jeff Wongstrom
  >> Thirsty Lake Solar
  >> 406-889-5324

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