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Old 02-27-2016, 01:19 PM   #21
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dukeboone nice looking installation. Do you have any photos of where the MPPT Controller and Progressive Industries ems-hw30c surge protector are mounted?
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Old 02-27-2016, 05:59 PM   #22
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Here's what I have... I hope this helps.

• Photo of the IPNPro Remote which was mounted just above the various entry step switches.
• Photo of the roof showing panel location and junction box.
• Photo of the transfer switch under the aft bed. I mounted the surge protector adjacent to the transfer switch, just to the left. You can see the RJ-11 telephone cable that connects the surge unit to the surge remote (which was mounted just above the bigfoot jack switch in by the entry steps.)
• Photo of the wood plate I made to mount the surge unit on and then install next to transfer switch.

The MPPT solar controller is mounted to the floor under the bottom left drawer, under the sink cabinet. And the solar shutoff is mounted at the rear of the under sink cabinet.

Happy to snap more photos if you'd like, but this is what I have on my computer at the moment. Cheers!
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Old 02-27-2016, 10:10 PM   #23
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Duke. What did you use to tie the cables down on the roof. I used adhesive circle clips from HD but the adhesive isn't that strong and the cables make a racket as they have come loose.
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Eric,

Rather than replace all the clips just replace the adhesive tape. 3M Trim Tape, available in most automotive parts stores, will hold just about anything to anything. It's designed for installing body side molding and other exterior trim parts so it is very weather resistant. I've used it for years and never had it fail. I keep a roll in my MBS toolbox for "sticking" stuff together...
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Old 02-28-2016, 10:12 AM   #25
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Thanks dukeboone for those photos - great for planning. Your 2401S is slightly different roof layout than the 2401R but only for panel placement. Did they run a piece of flex conduit through the refrigerator vent or just the 6 gauge wire? Do you have any pictures of how the battery is tied in?
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Duke. What did you use to tie the cables down on the roof. I used adhesive circle clips from HD but the adhesive isn't that strong and the cables make a racket as they have come loose.
They are simply tacked down with a small glob of Dicor.
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Thanks dukeboone for those photos - great for planning. Your 2401S is slightly different roof layout than the 2401R but only for panel placement. Did they run a piece of flex conduit through the refrigerator vent or just the 6 gauge wire? Do you have any pictures of how the battery is tied in?
IIRC there is a section of flexible conduit through the fridge vent area that the wire runs through. And here's a photo of the battery bank itself. I'll look around and see if there's any other helpful photos I could snap as well.
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