Installing module connectors - Revision history

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Alex: Created page with "All PV module connectors are designed to be easily snapped together, but to require a tool to disconnect the connection once made. The steps for installing an MC4 connector on..."

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All PV module connectors are designed to be easily snapped together, but to require a tool to disconnect the connection once made. The steps for installing an MC4 connector on a wire are as follows:
#Ensure that the connector is the right connector type.
#Ensure that the connector is the right size for the wire.
#Ensure that the connector is the proper [[Types of electricity|polarity]] for the connection. Positive plastic MC4 connectors (male) insert into negative plastic MC4 connectors (female).
#For each MC4 connector there is a metallic connector that must be crimped onto the wire before it is inserted into the plastic body of the connector. Inside the positive plastic MC4 connector (male) there is a female metallic part. Inside the negative plastic MC4 connector (female) there is a male metallic part.
#Strip back the wire enough to fit into the crimped section of the metallic connector.
#Crimp the metallic connector around the wire.
#Insert the wire and connector into the plastic body of the correct MC4 connector.
#Tighten the bushing on the back of the connector to ensure that it is water-tight.

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 All [[Special:MyLanguage/Module connectors|PV module connectors]] are designed to be easily snapped together, but to require a tool to disconnect the connection once made. The steps for installing an MC4 connector on a wire are as follows:
 #Ensure that the connector is the right connector type.
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 #Tighten the bushing on the back of the connector to ensure that it is water-tight using the plastic MC4 tools.
 <gallery widths=250px>
 File:Mc4connector.png|Positive and negative MC4 connectors with inside metal parts. The wires have not been crimped in the graphic.
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 </gallery>
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 [[Category:System installation]]
-All [[Module connectors|PV module connectors]] are designed to be easily snapped together, but to require a tool to disconnect the connection once made. The steps for installing an MC4 connector on a wire are as follows:
+All [[Special:MyLanguage/Module connectors|PV module connectors]] are designed to be easily snapped together, but to require a tool to disconnect the connection once made. The steps for installing an MC4 connector on a wire are as follows:
 #Ensure that the connector is the right connector type.
 #Ensure that the connector is the right size for the wire.
-#Ensure that the connector is the proper [[Electricity types|polarity]] for the connection. Positive plastic MC4 connectors (male) insert into negative plastic MC4 connectors (female).
+#Ensure that the connector is the proper [[Special:MyLanguage/Electricity types|polarity]] for the connection. Positive plastic MC4 connectors (male) insert into negative plastic MC4 connectors (female).
 #For each MC4 connector there is a metallic connector that must be crimped onto the wire before it is inserted into the plastic body of the connector. Inside the positive plastic MC4 connector (male) there is a female metallic part. Inside the negative plastic MC4 connector (female) there is a male metallic part.
 #Strip back the wire enough to fit into the crimped section of the metallic connector.
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 File:Mc4tools201106.png|'''(1)''' Plastic tool for disconnecting and tightening MC4 connectors. '''(2)''' MC4 crimper with various different crimping dies.
 </gallery>

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	All [[Module connectors\|PV module connectors]] are designed to be easily snapped together, but to require a tool to disconnect the connection once made. The steps for installing an MC4 connector on a wire are as follows:		All [[Module connectors\|PV module connectors]] are designed to be easily snapped together, but to require a tool to disconnect the connection once made. The steps for installing an MC4 connector on a wire are as follows:

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 <gallery widths=250px>
-File:Mc4connector.png|Positive and negative MC4 connectors with inside metal parts.
+File:Mc4connector.png|Positive and negative MC4 connectors with inside metal parts. The wires have not been crimped in the graphic.
 File:Mc4tools201106.png|'''(1)''' Plastic tool for disconnecting and tightening MC4 connectors. '''(2)''' MC4 crimper with various different crimping dies.
 </gallery>

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 <gallery widths=250px>
 File:Mc4connector.png|Positive and negative MC4 connectors with inside metal parts.
-File:Mc4tools.png|'''(1)''' Plastic tool for disconnecting and tightening MC4 connectors. '''(2)''' MC4 crimper with various different crimping dies.
+File:Mc4tools201106.png|'''(1)''' Plastic tool for disconnecting and tightening MC4 connectors. '''(2)''' MC4 crimper with various different crimping dies.
 </gallery>