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IMPORTANT: Please read the Panel User Guide, charge controller and inverter manuals
For additional information about this kit visit grapesolar.com/manuals.html, or email support@grapesolar.com
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Tel. 1-877-264-1014 (toll free), 1-541-349-9000, Fax: 1-541-343-9000
Grape Solar 400 Watt Off Grid Kit
(GS-400-KIT) Installation Guide
before connecting the kit components
Basic Wiring Diagram
©Copyright 2016, Grape Solar, Inc. All Rights Reserved
GS-400-KIT EXPANDABLE PHOTOVOLTAIC
POWER GENERATION SYSTEM
CONFIGURATION MANUAL Rev. 180601
Valid from June 2018
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- Page 1 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 Valid from June 2018 Tel. 1-877-264-1014 (toll free), 1-541-349-9000, Fax: 1-541-343-9000...
- Page 2 GS-400-KIT PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENER- ATION SYSTEM CONFIGURATION MANUAL Rev. 180601 QuickStart Setup Step 1: Check your order to make sure that all parts are included. For the 400 watt off-grid kit, this is four 100 watt solar panels, four 10 amp inline fuses, a pair of MC4 parallel cable sets (4 inputs and 1 output on each), a pair of 15-foot MC4-to-MC4 cables, a red/black 6”...
- Page 3 GS-400-KIT PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENER- ATION 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). Step 4: Use the 5-foot 10 awg red & black cable pair to connect your positive and negative battery terminals to the “Battery Positive”...
- Page 4 GS-400-KIT PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENER- ATION 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...
- Page 5 GS-400-KIT PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENER- ATION 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).
- Page 6 Important: Proper fuses or breakers should be used to comply with all local and national codes. Con- tact Grape Solar for specific recommendations. Important: All batteries used for this system should be identical. Do not mix battery types or sizes. Do not mix old batteries with new batteries.
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