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Solar Panel Installation
Totalflow
Materials
Supplied
Customer
Materials
Supplied
Procedure:
Note: Step 1 and 2 are not required if pipe is tall enough without the
extension.
1. Attach 2-inch pipe collar to top end of
Securely tighten. (See Figure 4)
2. Install a 2-inch pipe extension into collar and securely tighten.
3. Install Solar Panel on mounting bracket with provided hardware.
4. Attach Solar Panel mounting plate to top end of 2-inch pipe with U-
bolts and associated mounting hardware. Do not tighten U-bolts until
Solar Panel has been correctly oriented.
5. If needed, connect Solar Panel power cable to Solar Panel connector
on back of unit. DO NOT connect the other end of cable to
unit until all steps are complete AND main battery pack has been
connected.
6. Position Solar Panel to face south in the northern hemisphere and
north in the southern hemisphere. Tighten U-bolts securely to avoid
movement by wind or vibration.
7. Check solar panel polarity using digital voltmeter to insure (+) and (-)
wires are properly identified.
8. The Solar Panel power cable connects to terminal block J7 Charger
Input terminals (See Figure 5). Remove one of the hole plugs from
µ
the
FLO enclosure and install cord connector. Remove nut,
sealing ring and rubber grommet from cord connector. Slide nut,
sealing ring and grommet over cable and insert cable through body
of cord connector. Allow enough power cable to extend into the unit
for connection to Charger Input +/- terminals.
9. Secure Solar Panel cable using grommet, sealing ring and nut.
TIP:
To prevent moisture from entering the
"dip" below, and then rise to access hole. This will provide a path
for rainwater away from the access hole.
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One Solar Panel and Cable
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Two U-Bolts and fastening hardware
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One Solar Panel Bracket
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Cable Ties
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One 9-inch or greater extension of 2-inch pipe
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One 2-inch collar
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FLO mounting pipe.
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FLO, allow cable to
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FLO
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