[RE-wrenches] Sunny Island DC wire size

[Howie Michaelson]

Hi Ryan,

Does that mean that they have changed the internal SI lugs to handle 2/0,
so they now they only require 1 conductor on the positive and negative
sides?  Or are the 2/0 lugs in the epanel?

Howie
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On Mon, February 4, 2013 2:50 pm, Ryan wrote:
> Howie
> I understand it to be 2/0 now that MidNite has the Epanel released (Or
> starting to release) for the SI.
>
> Ryan
>
>
> On 2/4/2013 2:46 PM, Howie Michaelson wrote:
>> Hi it has been more than a year since I wired up a Sunny Island 5048
>> system and I'm trying to determine lug size for the DC conductors.  My
>> memory is that the maxiumm wire size was (2) #1 conductors each for
>> positive and negative.  Looking in the most recent SI manual states "The
>> Sunny Island has a MAX DC terminal rated for 2x #2/0 AWG for DC+, DC-
>> and
>> PE."  Not sure if that is a typo - anyone no definitively?  The tech
>> support line has gotten to have as long a hold time as Outback, Xantrex,
>> etc...
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Howie
>
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