Grape Solar GS-100-BASIC Assembly instructions

Grape Solar 100 Watt Basic Off Grid Kit
(GS-100-BASIC)
Quick Connect Guide
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GS-100-BASIC PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GEN-
ERATION SYSTEM
QUICK CONNECT GUIDE Rev. 170215
Valid from Feb. 2017
IMPORTANT: Please read the Panel User Manual (formerly titled the Safety & Installation
Manual), the kit sizing guide (available at www.grapesolar.com/manuals.html) and the PWM-
165 manual before following the steps in this guide.
TOOLS REQUIRED: wire cutter/stripper, phillips head screwdriver
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Step 1: Check your order to make sure that all parts are included. For the GS-100-BASIC, this is:
1 pc GS-STAR-100W solar panel,
1 pc 15-foot MC4-comparable cable (to be cut in half),
1 pc red/black 5-foot bare-wire-to-ring-lug cable pair,
1 pc 10 amp inline fuse, and
1 pc Grape Solar PWM-165 charge controller.
Step 2: If you are connecting the system during daylight, cover the panel with card-
board, cloth, or a similar option so that it does not output power. Place the panel so
it is facing due south at approximately the same angle as your latitude, in full sun.

Grape Solar 100 Watt Basic Off Grid Kit
(GS-100-BASIC)
Quick Connect Guide
www.grapesolar.com
Tel. [phone] (toll free), 1-541-349-9000, Fax: [phone]
©Copyright 2016, Grape Solar, Inc. All Rights Reserved
GS-100-BASIC PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GEN-
ERATION SYSTEM
QUICK CONNECT GUIDE Rev. 170215
Valid from Feb. 2017
Step 3: Mount the controller if desired (note that it must be in a NEMA-4 rated enclosure
if it is outdoors). Use the 5-foot red & black cable pair to connect your positive and
negative battery terminals to the battery inputs on the charge controller.
Step 4: Attach the lug end of the red cable to the positive terminal on the battery.
Attach the lug end of the black cable to the negative terminal on the battery
(see photo, below left). If your battery has sufficient charge (11.5 volts or
more), you should now see the controller’s LCD display activate. This means
the controller has power (controllers are powered by the battery, not the pan-
els).
Step 6: Cut the 15-foot MC4 cable into two equal halves (7.5 feet each). Strip back the
wire on the cut end around 1/4 inch to expose the wire (see photos to right). Connect
the MC4-comparable ends of the 7.5 foot wires to the panel leads. Follow the posi-
tive lead and mark the bare wire end of the 7.5 foot cable to differentiate it from the
negative.
Step 7: Connect the bare wire end of the positive cable to the “Solar +” input of the
PWM-165, and the other (negative) cable end to the “Solar -” input as shown to the
right.
Step 8: Uncover the panel. As the day progresses, you should see charge level increase
to 100%. At this point the battery can be used to provide power.
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Step 5: Connect the positive MC4 output of the panel to the 10 amp inline fuse, as shown below: