Small Scale Offgrid Solar PV: Installation Manual
With the first cable, measure how much insulation it’s necessary to remove for the cable to enter to
the end of the terminal and strip it. Twist the cable strands together.
When positioning the terminal on the end of the cable, make sure that no strands stick out. The
inverter cable is very thick, so a few strands can be cut if necessary. The end of the cable should
reach the end of the tube and there shouldn’t be bare cable on the entry to the terminal.
Place the terminal + cable in the teeth of the crimpling tool. Make sure it is positioned to crimp the
interior metal tube (not just the exterior insulation.) Pull the terminal to ensure the crimp is strong.
Wrap the edge of the terminal and the cable with insulating tape (black negative and red positive.)
Repeat the whole process with the other cable. Clip the cable to the wall in its path to the
inverter. The other end of the cables can now be connected to the Inverter (it usually comes
supplied with terminals for this purpose.)
5. Connect the cables to the Battery
The Inverter and the Regulator cables are ready to be connected to the threaded battery
terminals. The positive and negative cables are connected together.
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