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Document Version 210517

300 Watt Off-Grid Charging Kit

(GS-300-KIT)

Quick Connect Guide

IMPORTANT: Please read GS-PWM-COMET-40 charge

controller owner’s manual and GS-STAR-100W Connection

Guide (included with products) before assembling kit.

For additional information about Grape Solar products:

email Support@GrapeSolar.com, or

call 1-877-264-1014 for live telephone support.

GS-300-KIT PHOTOVOLTAIC

POWER GENERATION SYSTEM

QUICK CONNECT GUIDE Rev. 210517

Check your order to make sure that all parts are included:

 GS-PWM-Comet40 Charge Controller

 3x GS- STAR-100W Solar Panel

 3x 15-Amp MC4 In-Line Fuse

 2x MC4 Branch Connector Set

 5-ft. Red/Black 10 AWG Cable Pair

 15-ft. MC4 to Bare Cable Pair

Additional tools and equipment you will need:

◦Screwdriver– Philips Head

◦12-Volt Deep-Cycle Battery Bank ◦Voltmeter (for Troubleshooting)

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To estimate how much average monthly

power this system should produce in your

area, please use the PV Watts Calculator

found at:

https://pvwatts.nrel.gov/

This System Size= 0.3 kW DC

(only applicable for zip codes in the U.S.A.)

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Summary of content (4 pages)

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GS-300-KIT PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATION SYSTEM QUICK CONNECT GUIDE Rev. 210517 300 Watt Off-Grid Charging Kit (GS-300-KIT) Quick Connect Guide IMPORTANT: Please read GS-PWM-COMET-40 charge controller owner’s manual and GS-STAR-100W Connection Guide (included with products) before assembling kit. For additional information about Grape Solar products: email Support@GrapeSolar.com, or call 1-877-264-1014 for live telephone support.
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GS-300-KIT PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATION SYSTEM QUICK CONNECT GUIDE Rev. 210517 2 Mount the 100-watt solar panels  so that they are facing due South at approximately the same angle as your latitude. The ideal area has full sun and no shading. If the following connections are made during daylight, cover the panels with cardboard, cloth, or a similar opaque material so that the panel does not output power.
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GS-300-KIT PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATION SYSTEM QUICK CONNECT GUIDE Rev. 210517 6 Connect each positive solar panel  cable to one of the “female” fuse  ends from the previous connections. Connect the negative panel cables to the “male” branch  connector ends .      7 Connect the bare-wire ends of the MC4-to-Bare Wire pair  to the charge controller . The positive wire connects to the (+) input and the negative wire connects to the (-) input.
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GS-300-KIT PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATION SYSTEM QUICK CONNECT GUIDE Rev. 210517 *12V load device is not included with kit *12V deep cycle battery is not included with kit DISCLAIMER: Installations of this kit could be subject to national and local building and electrical codes. Installers should have adequate knowledge of national and local code to ensure the installation passes inspection by the local electric authority.