Where to Buy MC4 Connectors

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kelly
kelly Registered Users Posts: 11 ✭
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Does anybody have a good source for MC4 connectors? My 10 gauge UV stabilized wire is 1/4" outside diameter and some of the connectors I get through Amazon and eBay won't fit on such a large cable - some of them are real junk, too. The big solar retailers (like Northern Arizona Wind and Sun) don't seem to offer the loose connectors.
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  • BB.
    BB. Super Moderators, Administrators Posts: 33,447 admin
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    CThe typical recommendation is to to buy a Male/Female MC4 cable and cut in 1/2 to make your MC4 to standard electrical connections:

    http://www.solar-electric.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=mc4&cat=0

    Poster HX_Guy

    http://forum.solar-electric.com/member/14826-hx_guy

    Just purchased some loose MC4 hardware, perhaps PM him and ask where he bought his.

    -Bill
    Near San Francisco California: 3.5kWatt Grid Tied Solar power system+small backup genset
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    Photowhit Solar Expert Posts: 6,003 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    kelly wrote: »
    Does anybody have a good source for MC4 connectors? My 10 gauge UV stabilized wire is 1/4" outside diameter and some of the connectors I get through Amazon and eBay won't fit on such a large cable - some of them are real junk, too. The big solar retailers (like Northern Arizona Wind and Sun) don't seem to offer the loose connectors.
    I've never had a problem, though it's been a while since I didn't use 'use2' wire. They sometime come already compressed, likely you know, but they have a compression gasket in them. So if they have been tightened down, at all, you will need to loosen them to get the larger "PV Wire" with it's thicker insulation.
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    - Assorted other systems, pieces and to many panels in the closet to not do more projects.
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