Summary of Contents for SamplexPower SRV-50-KIT
- Page 1 Solar Owner's Please read this manual Manual Charging Kit before operating SRV-50-KIT your kit SRV-85-KIT SRV-120-KIT SRV-EXP-50-KIT SRV-EXP-85-KIT SRV-EXP-120-KIT...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
INDEX 1.0 Introduction ............2.0 Components List ..........3.0 General Safety............ 4.0 Required Tools & Materials ........ 5.0 Charge Controller Installation......6.0 Wiring ..............7.0 Solar Panel Installation ........8.0 Connecting Solar Panels in Parallel ....9.0 Typical Battery Connections ...... -
Page 3: Introduction
INTRODUCTION CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR PURCHASE OF A SAMLEX SOLAR RV KIT! Your new Samlex Solar RV kit provides you with a clean, green, silent and sustainable way to ensure your batteries are fully charged and you have a continuous source of electricity while dry camping or in the absence of a conventional source of electricity. -
Page 4: Components List
COMPONENTS Model SRV-50-KIT SRV-85-KIT SRV-120-KIT SRV-EXP-50-KIT SRV-EXP-85-KIT SRV-EXP-120-KIT Samlex 50 W Solar panel Samlex 85 W Solar panel Samlex 120 W Solar panel Samlex 30 Amp Charge Controller model SCC-30AB Pre-wired cable assembly (20 ft) with MC male Coupler Pre-wired cable assembly (20 ft) - Page 5 GENERAL SAFETY 3.1. Warnings Please read the instruction manual carefully before attempting to carry out any installation and wiring. Contact your RV dealer or Technical support at Samlex America (1-800-561-5885) for any questions concerning the installation. Installation and wiring compliance Installation and wiring must comply with the local and National Electrical Codes and must be done by a certified electrician.
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Page 6: General Safety
GENERAL SAFETY Precautions when working with Charge Controller Model no. SCC-30AB If two or more solar panels are connected in series/parallel make sure that the sum of the short circuit current ratings of all panel strings does not exceed 80% of the charge controller’s current rating i.e. 24 Amps for the 30 Amp charge controller. -
Page 7: Required Tools & Materials
REQUIRED TOOLS & MATERIALS 4.1. Required Tools 4.2. Required Materials 1. Silicone or any suitable roof sealant. Contact your local RV dealer or RV store for a recommendation on a sealant to 1. Philips drive screw driver suit your specific RV roof material. 2. -
Page 8: Wiring
WIRING The battery must be wired to the charge controller before the solar panel is connected to the charge controller. A pair of 20 foot pre-assembled cables with Multi-Contact (MC) male and female connectors is provided primarily to connect the solar panel to the charge controller. After making sure that sufficient length is available to wire the solar panel to the charge controller, any excess wire maybe used to wire the battery to the charge controller. - Page 9 WIRING 3. The solar panels come with a sealed pre-wired junction box with both positive and negative leads having male and female Multi-contact (MC) connectors respectively. The polarity of the conductors is marked as ‘+’ for the positive lead and ‘-’ for the negative lead. Do not connect the male and female MC connectors from the same solar panel together as this will short the solar panel.
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Page 10: Solar Panel Installation
SOLAR PANEL INSTALLATION 1. Stainless steel can be subject to a process called “thread solar module galling” in which bolts can twist off and/or the bolt threads seize to the nut’s thread. Apply Anti-galling lubricant available at most hardware or auto-parts stores 1/4”... - Page 11 SOLAR PANEL INSTALLATION 7. To install the Well-Nuts, drill holes 1¼” deep at the marked positions using a ½” size drill bit. Make sure that drilling does not interfere with pre-existing wiring installations. 8. Apply silicone or any appropriate sealant recommended by your RV dealer generously to the drilled holes for water-proofing.
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Page 12: Connecting Solar Panels In Parallel
CONNECTING SOLAR PANELS IN PARALLEL The Samlex Expansion kits maybe used to increase the solar energy available to charge Additional Existing Solar Panel Solar Panel your batteries. Each Samlex Expansion kit comes with a solar panel, mounting hardware for the solar panel and a set of MC male and female branch connectors to parallel the solar Negative MC branch connector... -
Page 13: Typical Battery Connections
TYPICAL BATTERY CONNECTIONS 9.1. Series Connection of Batteries Cable “A” Battery 1 Battery 2 PV + PV - BAT + 6V Battery 6V Battery BAT - Solar Charge Controller SCC30-AB (rear view) Cable “B” Fig. 9.1. Series Connection Cable “A” Battery 1 Battery 2 Battery 3... - Page 14 PV - BAT + 6V Battery 6V Battery BAT - Solar Charge Controller SCC30-AB (rear view) Cable “B” Cable “A” Battery 1 Battery 2 Battery 3 Battery 4 PV + PV - BAT + 12V Battery 12V Battery 12V Battery 12V Battery BAT - TYPICAL BATTERY CONNECTIONS...
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Page 15: Warranty
WARRANTY Warranty The Samlex RV Solar Kit manufactured by Samlex America, Inc. (the “Warrantor“) are warranted to be free from defects in workmanship and materials under normal use and service. This warranty is in effect from the date of purchase by the user (the “Purchaser“). Warranty period for various kit components: 50W/85W/120W Solar Panel: 5 year product workmanship warranty... - Page 16 110-17 Fawcett Rd T: 604 525 3836 e-mail: samlex@samlexsolar.com Coquitlam, B.C. F: 604 525 5221 website: www.samlexsolar.com Canada V3K 6V2 092-2009...
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