[RE-wrenches] wire management on Qcell AC module

[William Miller]

Wrenches:



Consider the vector forces
<https://www.ropebook.com/information/vector-forces/>, even with just the
weight of the wire itself.  Suspended leads are going to strain the
connection points.  I suggest this approach is not a good solution.



William



Miller Solar

17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422

805-438-5600

www.millersolar.com

CA Lic. 773985





*From:* RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] *On
Behalf Of *Jason Szumlanski via RE-wrenches
*Sent:* Thursday, June 2, 2022 6:48 AM
*To:* RE-wrenches
*Cc:* Jason Szumlanski
*Subject:* Re: [RE-wrenches] wire management on Qcell AC module



That's concerning. We just added these to our product offerings. I reviewed
the QCell installation manual for this product and there doesn't seem to be
any guidance on the subject.



Are the DC leads tight enough when connected to the microinverter that they
would not sag enough to touch the roof, or is the tape the only thing
preventing the leads from touching the roof?



Jason Szumlanski

Florida Solar Design Group






On Thu, Jun 2, 2022 at 9:37 AM Dave Tedeyan via RE-wrenches <
re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:

Hi All,



I just got some of the Qcell 360w AC modules that have the Enphase
microinverter factory applied to the back. The module is the half cut cell
type with the DC leads coming from either side of the middle of the module.
The modules come with the wires taped to the back of the module. If you
remove that tape, there appears to be almost no way to properly manage
those wires. Is that tape meant to just keep the wire on the back of the
module forever? Would that even last more than a year? I am curious what
other people have done for these if they have used them or something
similar. Maybe if you get the rail in the right spot, the wires will just
sit on the rail...



I realize that we have had a thread on wire management with half cut cell
modules before, but this is a little different, as I am specifically asking
about that tape and if anyone knows if it holds up over time.



Cheers,

Dave



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