[RE-wrenches] Renon XCellent+ Battery Connections

[Blair May]

Cut 2  circular cuts in the insulation, the first about 1/2" from the end, then another 1 aprox 1/8th" wide from your first cut (away from the lug end). Then remove the 1/2" end away (the 1 closet to the lug end) then use the 1/8" wide insulation towards the cable end and slide towards the lug end, it will compress the strands allowing you to easily install the strands into a lug. I will use No-Ox ID, a wire grease, to also tame the strands. Jay were aging ourselves! Tump
> On Jan 22, 2026, at 8:55 AM, Travis Knipple via RE-wrenches <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org <mailto:re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org>> wrote:
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> That was confirmed with their tech support team, though I haven't seen any spec sheets for th connector as an individual component.
> 
> Travis Knipple
> Senior Engineer
> Hudson Solar Solutions LLC
> Rhinebeck, NY 12572
> 518-539-8040 x408 | travis at hudsonsolarsolutions.com <mailto:travis at hudsonsolarsolutions.com>
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> PVIP# PV-111821-013612
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> On Thu, Jan 22, 2026, 15:52 Glenn <glenn.burt at glbcc.com <mailto:glenn.burt at glbcc.com>> wrote:
> Are you sure it's listed for use with finely stranded cable?
> 
> -Glenn
> 
> On Jan 22, 2026 08:23, Travis Knipple via RE-wrenches <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org <mailto:re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org>> wrote:
> Hi wrenches,
> The Renon Xcellent Plus battery unit has a special connector that is rated for 2/0 CU battery cables, but when trying to build cable with fine-stranded copper (type MTW), it is extremely difficult to get all the strands into the connector (and is a known complaint to their tech support)
> Anyhow have any tips or tricks for fitting finely stranded copper conductors into this connector?
> 
> -Travis
> 
> -- 
> Travis Knipple
> Senior Engineer
> Hudson Solar Solutions LLC
> Rhinebeck, NY 12572
> 518-539-8040 x408 | travis at hudsonsolarsolutions.com <mailto:travis at hudsonsolarsolutions.com>
> 
> 
> PVIP# PV-111821-013612
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Blair “TUMP” May
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