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Several years ago I disassembled an Amphenol and a MC4 connectors to
find for myself what the difference was. It came down to the cross
section of the O-ring. One brand was smaller than the other. Also
the female component that the O-ring fit into was correspondingly
different. <br>
So in one assembly the fit was too tight but both mismatched pieces
would go together with extra effort while the other the o-ring did
not fit tight enough and would snap together with normal pressure.
It's been a number of years since I did this but I doubt that either
manufacturer would alter anything that would make new connectors not
compatible with older ones. <br>
I also recall that MC was on a tear for years, especially at trade
shows, confronting any unauthorized competitor connector maker that
implied that theirs were compatible with MC products. <br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/25/2019 5:21 PM, Mark Frye wrote:<br>
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cite="mid:975dbe59-bbe7-0f1b-aebe-2a44c121b476@berkeleysolar.com">Speaking
of Tesla...
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<br>
What with Walmart and (Amazon?) suing them for PV fires...
<br>
<br>
Can anyone here give a brief run down on the whole Amphenol UTX
(?) defective or cross-mated connector story?
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<br>
Thanks,
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<br>
Mark Frye
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