General Installation Manual
© July 1, 2008. SANYO Energy (USA) Corp. All Rights Reserved.
Cup washer (Terminal cup)
(Stainless steel or *brass)
Flat washer (Stainless steel)
Spring washer (Stainless steel)
Self-tapping screw (Stainless steel)
#10-32
*If using a brass cup washer, a flat washer must be inserted between the cup washer and
module frame, and the flat washer diameter must be greater than the cup washer diameter.
Frame (Longer side)
Cup washer (Terminal cup)
(Stainless steel or *brass)
Flat washer (Stainless steel)
Spring washer (Stainless steel)
Bolt (Stainless steel)
#8, #10, M5
*If using a brass cup washer, a flat washer must be inserted between the cup washer and
module frame, and the flat washer diameter must be greater than the cup washer diameter.
Glass
Back sheet
Frame (Longer side)
Ground hole
(0.165‖ diameter (4.2 mm)
*Flat washer (Stainless steel)
Ground wire (#12AWG)
(wound around the screw)
Length
(not less than 0.47‖ (12 mm)
not more than 0.78‖ (20 mm))
Glass
Backsheet
Nut (Stainless steel)
Flat washer (Stainless steel)
Star washer (Stainless steel)
Ground hole
0.205‖ diameter
(5.2mm)
*Flat washer (Stainless steel)
Ground wire (#12AWG)
(wound around the bolt)
Length
(not less than 0.63'‗(16 mm)
not more than 0.78'‗(20 mm))
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Figure 3.2 (Method 1)
Ground using a self-tapping
screw. Note: Use the smaller
ground holes illustrated in
Figure 3.1.
Figure 3.3 (Method 2)
Ground using a bolt and nut.
Note: Use the larger ground
holes illustrated in Figure 3.1.