I see it has those special connectors on the wires. Can I simply cut them off to expose just the positive and negative wires like the lower wattage instapark panels?
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I would think you can but having a water tight connection is a better way to go in case you need to move the solar panel
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You can cut off the connectors and splice on more wire. Use the adhesive-lined heat shrink crimp connectors to keep water out of the wire. This will make the panel more difficult to service later if there is a problem.
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Yes, you could if you wanted to and then wire in series or parallel using typical wire nuts etc. But I think that could cause you problems if you need to do system maintenance during the day and need to remove the panels from your solar grid to prevent current and load issues. Removing the panels once you have used wire nuts and sealant would be problematic. I've seen other people throw tarps over the panels to "cut the power" during the daytime and don't like that as an approach either. Order a pack of the connectors. You can shop around; I bought 5 pairs for $9. Then it's very easy to disconnect all your panels for routine maintenance. Yes, you could if you wanted to and then wire in series or parallel using typical wire nuts etc. But I think that could cause you problems if you need to do system maintenance during the day and need to remove the panels from your solar grid to prevent current and load issues. Removing the panels once you have used wire nuts and sealant would be problematic. I've seen other people throw tarps over the panels to "cut the power" during the daytime and don't like that as an approach either. Order a pack of the connectors. You can shop around; I bought 5 pairs for $9. Then... » Read More Yes, you could if you wanted to and then wire in series or parallel using typical wire nuts etc. But I think that could cause you problems if you need to do system maintenance during the day and need to remove the panels from your solar grid to prevent current and load issues. Removing the panels once you have used wire nuts and sealant would be problematic. I've seen other people throw tarps over the panels to "cut the power" during the daytime and don't like that as an approach either. Order a pack of the connectors. You can shop around; I bought 5 pairs for $9. Then it's very easy to disconnect all your panels for routine maintenance. « Show Less
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Yes you can and put any sealed connection you wish on there but best too order a pack to mate them with to prevent moisture causing problems later on. Hope this helps you
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You could but the warranty will be void. I recommend buying a pair of mc4 connectors and they just crimp and are water tight if using 10 gauge wire. Remember, this is DC at about 1.5 amp. Use heavier wire not 14 or 18 gauge
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there are only two wires a red and white. on the one i bought, you cut the wire from the ac adapter and strip the ends.i touch each end to your battery post .if they dont light switch them and you will find which is ground. you can also cut them to any length and solder wires to the ones you cut.its a little work but not hard
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Cut the power and negative wires going to the ballast and connect to the pigtails furnished with the bulbs. Do not run the power through the ballast.
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The negative and positive wires both come with crimp butt-connectors attached to the wires (which are the red things shown in the product picture). These butt-connectors allow you to insert stripped wires (from the piece of equipment you are looking to power with this adapter) into the connector, and crimp closed to create a finished circuit. The only wire stripping you need to do is if the product you are looking to connect does NOT have pre-stripped wires. However, in my case, i needed to remove the pre-connected crimp butt-connectors from this power adapter because the wire I was attaching was too small to take hold. There are different size butt-connectors for different wires. Just visit your local hardware store to get the right size if the one you are trying to connect doesn't take hold after you crimp it! And there are plenty of YouTube videos on butt connectors and proper crimping procedures if you aren't totally comfortable with it.
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Just an update to my earlier post. Each fuse has it's own circuit/power source. On my 5'er I just unplugged the existing wires and attached them to the terminals on the new panel.
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No I'm pretty sure you can connect the solar panel street into the controller box. I bought a separate solar panel and A mighty Mule open and that's how it hooked up
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Yes just attach each wire to your positive and negative leads or sauter the connections to the positive and negative leads in the socket. Choice is yours
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I cut the plug off and stripped the two wires. Then I attached them using butt connectors to wires from a 12 v battery. There are power supplies available on Amazon to fit these lights if you are using them in a 110 v environment as well.
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You will need a copper buss bar and some mc4 connectors. Run the positive wires in 10 gauge wire from the panels to the copper buss bar then a 8 gauge stranded copper wire from the buss bar to the charge controller. You can get a mc4 tee connector to tie the negative wires together and run one wire to the location of the charge controller. Do not do this for the positive wires from the panels to the controller, that's what I Sid first and found out a couple weeks later I was only getting power from one panel.
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It should usually you can separate 2 of the male ends on the supplied power cords. Best bet is to just give a quick email to EVGA support
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I believe the new 30 watt panels have 2 wires pre attached that go to the battery. It is possible for this low wattage and current model, that you may not need the controller. Ask Renogy 800-330-8678
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I'm not really sure, I cut the connectors off and spliced the wires. I had a quick disconnect under my seat when I want to take off the tour pak. Also I have a run turn module and wired the outer lights as run-turn lights.
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Do not reverse the connections. If you do, you will most likely burn up the solar cell unit.
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In my experience, I did cut it but used the opposite end to connect the strips to 12Volts, both ends have wires for connection. I don't think if you cut a piece from the middle and try to connect to 12 Volts it will work. Because I don't know how you would connect it. I purchased an extra roll of light for these kinds of short connections.
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I dont see why you cant.just hook up the positive and negative wire and you should be good to go.the led lights draw hardly any power.they are great lights and good people to deal with. Good luck
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I haven't done that yet, but in the instruction sheet you will find 'how to' depending on your make & model. On mine, the procedure is to remove a connector & cut a wire.
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clip off the dc jack and strip the two wire and connect to transformer wires, which usually you have to connect the red to red, black to black vs on other types of low voltage it doesn't matter. Just be careful of the run length. That (nor in my experience with the supplier) I can't answer, but if its not a long run, shouldn't be a problem. Steve, electrical contractor, Atlanta, GA, just saw another answer from Robert, what he said!