Insulate one of the tips of the BX wire to prevent it sparking the machine. Learn how to wire fuses and a charge controller to the DC side of the solar panel from a professional in this free energy conservation video. Expert: Roger Bacon Bio: Roger Bacon is the owner of RGB Home Repair and Renovation in Santa Barbara California. He has experience in all phases of home repair and renovations such as plumbing, heating and solar power. Filmmaker: Diana Bacon
green/yellow is ground, not green, at least in Sweden…
oh!!!! ok
Well this guy probably knows where to hook up the parts, but it is obvious he is dangerous when considering the code issues and grounding.
i totally agree. he should be hooking the power source up LAST..not first. we were taught to isolate the danger. some sensitive electronics would not survive this guy’s method.
In US/canada green is ground, green/yellow is europe
hummm?………….using solid wire for DC solar??………going to get power loss, from what i understand, you need to use stranded wire to help reduce the power loss of DC current!
OK first black is neg do you need to change both colors and add that blue jumper to make this a real HACK job no permit here
I installed a 130 Watt panel with two marine batteries. I have fused the system with a 20 amp auto fuse going into the charge controller and into the batterys. When I plug in a higher amp appliance (500W food dehydrator, angle grinder, etc) to the inverter I blow the batter fuse. What am I doing wrong?
In a house Black is hot this aint you honda civic!
maybe the inverter can’t handle it
the inverter must be plugged directly to the batterys in the inverter socket on your charge controller.
Do not use the 12V output on the charge controller
Where you go to school 1-800-Im-a-HACK. One code violations one after the next there buddy…
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500w angle grinder ect is gonna make the inverter pull 50A from the battery that’s why the 20A fuse blows, try using a higher rated fuse.
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Bx / Mc not rated for outside , indoor cable only . where’s the red antishort bushing before you install that connector Bud !!!!!!!!
so you’re going to install a 40amp fuse when you need a 15amp one …. (for the CC)?
12 gauge can handle about 41 amps, thats cutting it a little close isn’t it ?
@dhymers
12 gauge is only good for 20 amps
10 gauge 30 amps
8 gauge 40 amps
why we have a book called the national electrical code.
@juggernautxtr my bad, that would be 41 amps at 12 volts
obviously that doesn’t apply here. Depends what total volts/amps he’s got running from the array. No idea..
well from what i seen of what this guys work you further ahead of the game than he is.
hmmmmmm…Armored cable being used outside???? Might want to check the UL listing on that one chief. And the NEC….
what side should the panel have a fuse on positive or negative ?????
“Green is always ground” not true. A lot of times they use green as positive.
expertvillage <————NOT
jeeze expertvillage again they suck but to rahmanron Green is NEVER hot in DC red is hot black is ground … in AC black is hot white is neutral green is ground … dont know what planet your from…