Cut off S/Panel MC Connectors?

Howdy Mainey, it's been a long term project as you can see!!

I hadn't thought about fixing the Anderson plug just yet, but I can see no reason why it couldnt be connected to the frame I'm making for the panels. I don't really want to unbolt panels whilst on a trip, but who knows what the future holds - and plug has to be fixed somewhere.

cheers JD

I forgot to mention, there are about 4 - 5 main types of MC connectors, each look similar but they are slightly differrent and not compatible, depending on the panel manfacturer. You have to make sure you get the right one if you persist with them, which IMHO you shouldn't.

Power Poles are 15,30 and 45A in the small size housing and the 75A power poles use a 6GGE contact the same as can the 50A Anderson Plugs.
I use grey Anderson Plugs for general connections and red Anderson Plugs for Solar for identification.
Ian

thanks for your assistance chaps

I purchased my last panel from Jaycar with this type of connector. Jaycar said the manufacturer would not honour warranty claims if I cut the connectors off.

Gee Rod, that's a good point. I'll think about it for sure, but honestly I wonder if manufacturers will honour the warranty in any case when panels are on a 4wd that goes bush regularly. Cheers

I would consider that is a salesman's statement from jaycar as its the panel performance that is warranted not the installation technique.

Jaycar is an importer of equipment and as such in the eyes of the law is the supplier and or pseudo manufacturer and that means its specifically relevent to them only.

I have personally seen many a Sharp panel installed with those plugs cut off with no consequence but then there hasnt been a claim of any kind either that I know of so that indicates good quality.

If anyone is worried about it you buy the smallest joiner lead and cut it in halves to give you a felame and male cponnector and then take off from the cut ends with your own leads and then you havnt interfered with the panel as such.
Ian

Warranties are a legal requirement - they can only get out if it, if they can prove that something you have done could have caused the problem.

Mike
Agreed 100% and normally with the original purchaser with no transfer so how many people stay in pwnership of anythong for 20 Plus years.

Ive seen people lose lifetime warrantee claims because they couldnt prove what the lifetime was and it was not specifically stated in writing.

With good solar panels the warrantee is a performance statement that the panel will still produce a percentage of its maximum rating after so many years cable or no cable.
Ian