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<p class="MsoNormal">Per the MC4 catalog, they dont accept liability for any others</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best regards,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Lloyd Hoffstatter</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sunstruck Consulting</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;padding:0in"><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:glenn.burt@glbcc.com">Glenn Burt</a><br>
<b>Sent: </b>Sunday, August 25, 2019 8:40 PM<br>
<b>To: </b><a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">'RE-wrenches'</a><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [RE-wrenches] Amphenol Connectors</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I see that Canadian Solar has some official looking report from Chinese CSA stating that the Amphenol connectors they use are tested as interchangeable with MC-4 Havent been able to figure out what the piece of paper means, how the testing
was done, or how they certified it<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> RE-wrenches <re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jim Duncan<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, August 25, 2019 7:10 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [RE-wrenches] Amphenol Connectors<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="color:black">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.
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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.
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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.
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<pre><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Jim Duncan retired...<o:p></o:p></span></b></pre>
<pre><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Solar Acres Farm<o:p></o:p></span></b></pre>
<pre><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt">817.917.0527<o:p></o:p></span></b></pre>
<pre><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><a href="mailto:solarguy2004@gmail.com">solarguy2004@gmail.com</a></span></b></pre>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">On 8/25/2019 5:21 PM, Mark Frye wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="color:black">Speaking of Tesla...
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What with Walmart and (Amazon?) suing them for PV fires... <br>
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Can anyone here give a brief run down on the whole Amphenol UTX (?) defective or cross-mated connector story?
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Thanks, <br>
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Mark Frye <br>
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