Solar panel system on my Sunseeker 2300

[Snowman9000]

I made a short video showing the nuts and bolts of my solar installation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opqSiNYVqZg

[Toytec]

Great over view. Thanks!!

[dbareford]

Nicely done. Thanks for sharing.

[swuebbels]

Nice job Snowman! After viewing, I ordered an inline fuse from Renogy for each of my four panels. Initially, I placed one fuse after the combiner. Your assessment concerning a short in a panel makes sense and fusing each panel gives some peace of mind.

[Snowman9000]

The inline fuses are a great solution. I was not aware of them at the time I decided to make up that box.

[brucemc]

I felt the same way - there needed to be fuses at the source.
On my Sharp panels that I put on the 2000 Four Winds in 2010, no wiring was included. I installed inline fuse holders within the connection box, then used waterproof electrical connectors through the roof for the wires.
As I used 10 gauge wire from each panel to a combiner box, I used 15A ATC fuses.

Solar Panel installation on Motorhome (2010) Photo Gallery by B-N-Mac at pbase.com

[Skyliner]

Originally Posted by Snowman9000

The inline fuses are a great solution. I was not aware of them at the time I decided to make up that box.

Be careful which inline fuse you use. Some of the fuses themselves fit too loosely in their fuse holders which results in an intermittent connection.

I had this frustrating problem when I installed my solar system last season. You should not be able to feel and hear your fuse when you shake the completely fuse assembly.

To fix this problem, I wrapped some electrical tape around the fuse to increase its diameter and then I put a spring in the fuse container so the fuse has no slop along its longer axis.