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Grape Solar 400 Watt Off Grid Kit

(GS-400-KIT) Installation Guide

IMPORTANT: Please read the Panel User Guide, charge controller and inverter manuals

before connecting the kit components

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GS-400-KIT EXPANDABLE PHOTOVOLTAIC

POWER GENERATION SYSTEM

CONFIGURATION MANUAL Rev. 180601

Valid from June 2018

Basic Wiring Diagram

Summary of content (6 pages)

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GS-400-KIT EXPANDABLE PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATION SYSTEM CONFIGURATION MANUAL Rev. 180601 Grape Solar 400 Watt Off Grid Kit (GS-400-KIT) Installation Guide IMPORTANT: Please read the Panel User Guide, charge controller and inverter manuals before connecting the kit components For additional information about this kit visit grapesolar.com/manuals.html, or email support@grapesolar.com Basic Wiring Diagram ©Copyright 2016, Grape Solar, Inc. All Rights Reserved www.grapesolar.com Tel.
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GS-400-KIT PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATION SYSTEM CONFIGURATION MANUAL Rev. 180601 QuickStart Setup Step 1: Check your order to make sure that all parts are included.
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GS-400-KIT PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATION SYSTEM CONFIGURATION MANUAL Rev. 180601 QuickStart Setup Step 3: Mount the controller if desired (note that it must be in a NEMA-4 rated enclosure if it is outdoors).
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GS-400-KIT PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATION SYSTEM CONFIGURATION MANUAL Rev. 180601 QuickStart Setup 4-panel parallel cable connection Step 7: Connect the MC4 outputs of the parallel cables to the 15-foot MC4 extension cables. Then connect the MC4 outputs of the 15-foot cables to the 6” MC4-to-bare wire pair as shown below: www.grapesolar.com Tel.
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GS-400-KIT PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATION SYSTEM CONFIGURATION MANUAL Rev. 180601 QuickStart Setup MC4 to bare connection Step 8: Connect the bare wire end of the red cable to the “PV Positive” input of the charge controller, and the black cable end to the “PV Negative” input (the left-hand set of terminals). www.grapesolar.com Tel.
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GS-400-KIT PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATION SYSTEM CONFIGURATION MANUAL Rev. 180601 Step 9: Mount the inverter, if desired, as per the instructions in the inverter manual. Connect the red (positive) and black (negative) 4 awg 5-foot cable from battery to inverter. NOTE: As per the inverter manual, the outputs cannot be hardwired to an electrical panel. Step 10: Uncover the panel — you should see the icon on the upper left of the controller display change from a moon to a sun after this is done.