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Use a Phillips head
screw driver to remove the four screws which hold the cover to the
water proof junction box in place.
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Use an Exacto knife to
score the knockouts on the junction box several times before using a
hammer to punch out the knockouts. Be careful not to strike the panel
itself and shatter the tempered glass as this will void your warranty.
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Remove the enclosed
strain reliefs from their packaging and feed the enclosed 10 gauge
wiring through one of the strain reliefs and remove the attached nut.
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Feed the wiring and
the threaded end of the strain relief with its nut removed through the
knockout opening which you just previously created.
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Slide the nut from the
strain relief over the wiring, do not tighten the nut yet.
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Strip away
approximately four inches from the outer protective sheath of the
sunlight resistant wiring. Then strip away approximately 1/4 inch of
insulation from both the black and red inner 10 gauge wiring.
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Using an appropriate
crimping tool, crimp one of the enclosed yellow spade connectors on to
both each of the red and black wires that you previously removed the
insulation from.
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Connect the red spade
connector on to the blade connector in the junction box which is
marked with the plus + sign.
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Connect the black
spade connector on to the blade connector in the junction box which is
marked with the negative - sign.
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Make sure that there
is sufficient slack in the wiring, then tighten the strain relief nut.
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Cut open the enclosed
container of silicone sealant and spread sufficient sealant around
internal opening of the strain relief to prevent moisture from
entering the junction box.
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Close the junction box
and tighten all four screws securely. Allow sufficient time for
sealant to cure (approximately two hours before applying stress to
cable.)
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Once the sealant has
cured, cut the cable that you have installed into this module to a
length of approximately three feet or long enough to reach the
distance of the next panel's junction box plus approximately 6 to 8
inches.
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Using
this three foot or longer cable, repeat steps 1 through 11 for the
second parallel module. (Do not close this junction box yet) .
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Cut a length of cable
that will reach from the second parallel module to the charge
controller.
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Use an Exacto knife to
score a second knockout on the junction box several times before using
a hammer to punch out the knockout.
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Remove the second
enclosed strain relief from its packaging and feed the 10 gauge wiring
that you just prepared through the strain relief and remove the
attached nut.
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Feed the wiring and
the threaded end of the strain relief with its nut removed through the
knockout opening which you just previously created.
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Slide the nut from the
strain relief over the wiring, do not tighten the nut yet.
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Again strip
away approximately four inches from the outer protective sheath of the
sunlight resistant wiring. Then strip away approximately 1/4 inch of
insulation from both the black and red inner 10 gauge wiring.
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Using an appropriate
crimping tool, this time crimp one of the enclosed yellow forked
connectors on to each of the red and black wires that you previously
removed the insulation from.
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Using a Phillips head
screwdriver, loosen the screw which holds down the blade connector in
the junction box which is marked with the plus + sign. Slide the
forked connector under this screw and tighten screw.
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Using a Phillips head
screwdriver, loosen the screw which holds down the blade connector in
the junction box which is marked with the minus - sign. Slide the
forked connector under this screw and tighten screw.
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Make sure that there
is sufficient slack in the wiring, then tighten the strain relief nut.
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Cut open the enclosed
container of silicone sealant and spread sufficient sealant around
internal opening of the strain relief to prevent moisture from
entering the junction box.
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Close the junction box
and tighten all four screws securely. Allow sufficient time for
sealant to cure (approximately two hours before applying stress to
cable.)
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Congratulations, you
have just wired two modules in parallel ! Approximate time for
completion 4 to 5 hours.