How To Make/Crimp MC4 Connectors For Solar - With Or Without Special Tools

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7 жыл бұрын

Need to crimp on some MC4 connectors for your solar panel system? Here is how!
In this video, I will show you two different ways to crimp on your MC4 connectors for your solar panel system. Most solar panels come with these standard connectors on them so you will need to be able to create your own wires coming from your solar panel to your inverter or charge controller. There are special crimping tools and wrenches for this job but it can be done with simple hand tools. #diysolar #mc4 #solarpower
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@mrmrlee 4 жыл бұрын

You need an actual crimper that will indent the center and bite into the wire strands. Even a simple standard crimper will do. Pressing it together with a plier will just pull apart eventually!

@josepeixoto3384 2 жыл бұрын

it may; ---he could have soldered it after bending, but he had no clue about crimping at all,i can tell; maybe now he learned; to me,it was a good video,i just needed the highlights.

@MichaelFrimlPhotography Жыл бұрын

Absolutely agreed... with this half done crimping you will get eventually connect overheating..it is sooooo risky....the crimp tool is 15$ and it ships over night.

@joep2590 Жыл бұрын

thats how pv fires start

@MR-ub6sq 2 ай бұрын

@@MichaelFrimlPhotography Officially: Is the gender of connectors defined by plastic parts or metal contact surfaces? In this video, I got the impression that the male is the one with the PLASTIC PART sticking inside the other. However, I have also seen the opposite concept, where it is considered that the male connector is the one inside which the closed-end metal pushes into the metal pipe of the other part.

@kimekholm7178 2 ай бұрын

@@MR-ub6sq Metal contact surfaces

@jayhillman5243 7 жыл бұрын

This was extremely helpful to me!! Thank you very much!!

@LDSreliance 7 жыл бұрын

You are welcome. Thanks for watching! Be sure to subscribe if you haven't already.

@ZiggZagg11 5 жыл бұрын

I got hung up and was trying to make sure which connector is positive and which one is negative... Well, the correct answer is both... It depends on which working end of the cable you are referring too... More important is making sure that you are putting in the proper metal innards into the proper plastic outards as they can fit inside the wrong connector, ...but won't connect... I am going to have to redo everything that I did this last weekend as soon as I get more MC4 connectors as once they go together they can't be reused (as far as I can) once the metal snaps inside the plastic they simply will not come back out... I am learning and if I can do it wrong, I will do it wrong the first time... 🤔😀

@littlewarrior62 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for posting your concern. I was having the same issue until I read your comment and watched again which metal piece he combined with the appropriate plastic casing. Bravo!

@luvwofear 4 жыл бұрын

Hallelujah! You've changed the course of my life!

@robertsteich7362 7 жыл бұрын

From the looks of it. That last set of special tools you used to twist the two pieces together. Has two protruding pieces that will help you unplug the connectors from each other. It should go over those two clips at the same time, allow you to pull the plug apart.

@robertschilling3308 7 жыл бұрын

Robert Steich .....spot on! good catch. 👍

@LDSreliance 7 жыл бұрын

Yes, that is correct. I didn't show that in the video because it was already getting too long (15 minutes before editing!) but those little prongs make it so much nicer to take them apart.

@travisneill704 3 жыл бұрын

You walked me right through this. Perfect and everything worked, first time out of the gate. Well done sir!!

@LDSreliance 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Glad the video helped you.

@travisneill704 3 жыл бұрын

@@LDSreliance did it ever. I feel silly but I've been sitting on this gear (the proper gear and tools) for a solid month for fear of screwing it up. a 7:58 video was all it took.

@LDSreliance 3 жыл бұрын

DIY stuff can be scary but every time you push through that unknown and finish a job you will gain confidence. Good job!

@chasein7019 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!! I'm doing my first time this weekend. I bought the crimping tool but I think I'll still use a little solder after the crimp.

@declankristian3754 2 жыл бұрын

Instablaster...

@Texaca 2 жыл бұрын

....it doesn't hurt 👍

@Anon-Ymous2065 5 жыл бұрын

Great video. The only one that explains that the male and female metal inserts go into the female and male plastic respectively. I had to replace the connectors on an REC Solar panel whose junction box wires were so large in diameter that the MC 4 grommet did not slide over them. These wires had an outer layer of insulation over a thicker inner layer. After trimming back the insulation to 1-inch like you recommended, I had to trim off another 1/2-inch of the outer layer to accommodate the grommets. Thanks again.

@LDSreliance 5 жыл бұрын

You are welcome! Glad it helped you.

@mountpleasants Жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to show us this. Much appreciated

@LDSreliance Жыл бұрын

Of course. Thanks for watching!

@rickythunger2948 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the explanation

@CerdicTheGreat 6 жыл бұрын

Very clear and helpful. Thank you.

@LDSreliance 6 жыл бұрын

You are welcome. Thanks for watching!

@littlewarrior62 2 жыл бұрын

THANK You LDSReliance for your brilliant and very helpful videos. Very reliable info. I just ordered connectors with full confidence after learning some fabulous tips from a couple of your vids. Stay blessed and awesome. 👍🏾😎

@LDSreliance 2 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome! Love comments like these. Thanks for watching and good luck on your project.

@stephencrandellsr4915 4 жыл бұрын

The little tool to tighten the connector also is used to disconnect the connector

@LDSreliance 4 жыл бұрын

Good to know!

@jevers123 6 жыл бұрын

thank you verry informative vid , i do have a question , i need to find a vid for extending the 20ft out put lines from panel array to charge controller , upwards to 100 feet , any help would be greatly appreciated

@LDSreliance 6 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you just need to build some extension cables. On one end will be MC4 connectors like you see in this video and on the other side will just be bare cable that will be inserted into the wire terminals on your charge controller.

@artsmith103 3 жыл бұрын

If you are making connector cables, pay attention to which cable you are going to connect to which lead of the panel. You will likely connect black band to red band and that means putting the black band MC4 on the red wire. Depends which end of the wire you're talking about but don't just match colors all the way through. Pay attention to plus minus off the panel and plus minus with your connectors. I think the special tool is also for taking them apart to spring the clips.

@artsmith103 Жыл бұрын

@@user-fj8sh6sq1z I just looked at a spare 315W Qcell panel. The + junction cable has a male MC4.

@donoimdono2702 11 ай бұрын

@@user-fj8sh6sq1z- depends wholly on the manufacturer of your system. My Renogy panel has red (+) wire male connector, but my extension cable- to adaptor from a different manufacturer is opposite. So obviously I'm here because I'm swapping connectors

@dragon7689 10 ай бұрын

It depends which side you are making. Most panels have male on the positive lead and female on the negative lead. So if you are making a cable to extend those wires, then female on positive and male on negative to plug in to your current connection but then male positive at the other end. This also helps when putting panels in a series string. Technically you could make all of them off the panel males and all connections female but then you must pay attention to colors and how you are wiring it up. The opposite connectors reduce the possibility of crossing the connections later and allow for easy installation of series strings.

@michaelmerrithew4042 2 ай бұрын

Why the female metal in the male connector? Why not female in female?

@petewoodhead52 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this! I've watched another well know bloggers video and it was a bit to quick. Thanks for taking your time.

@LDSreliance 3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome. Thanks for watching!

@MrJFoster1984 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. The metal connectors that go on the ends of the wires are called ferrules 👍

@LDSreliance 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I have since learned that :) Thanks for watching!

@PrecisionGroupYT Жыл бұрын

This video was so very helpful for me to assemble these for my first time thank you greatly !!

@LDSreliance Жыл бұрын

You are welcome! Thanks for watching.

@TruongChuongDuong 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great video

@LDSreliance 6 жыл бұрын

You are welcome. Thanks for watching!

@whatarewedoingouthere Жыл бұрын

Thanks for making this! Very clearly explained and to the point. 👌

@LDSreliance Жыл бұрын

You are welcome! Thanks for watching and commenting.

@ShowemRight 8 ай бұрын

I just received by Amazon this solar panel connector crimping kit...I'm praying it will work for this fine presentation you've provided.

@LDSreliance 8 ай бұрын

Is it the one I linked to? Either way, should work fine.

@ShowemRight 8 ай бұрын

@@LDSreliance O no, I'm sorry, that came out wrong, mine is a Chinese made brand called SWANAMB.

@LDSreliance 8 ай бұрын

Ahh ok. Let us know how it works out for you!

@MrSunShine713 3 жыл бұрын

Greatest step by step instruction! Thank you! 👍👍

@LDSreliance 3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome! Thanks for watching! Be sure to give the video a thumbs up to help me out :)

@MrSunShine713 3 жыл бұрын

@@LDSreliance Yes Sir, will do!

@techtinkerin Жыл бұрын

Thanks, good demo, I think I'll solder them on just to make absolutely certain. 😎👍❤️

@LDSreliance Жыл бұрын

It certainly can't hurt. Just don't replace the solid mechanical connection that crimping the connectors makes with a soldered joint. Make a strong mechanical connection and then solder. I am sure you know that but just stating the obvious.

@draglord8460 4 жыл бұрын

Is mc4 connectors can be used in motorcycles? Considering In all weather conditions..installed near the motorcycle engine...

@UncleSanDiego 2 жыл бұрын

Followed this video. Made it easy! Very thankful

@LDSreliance 2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome! Thanks for watching.

@Believe30 4 жыл бұрын

Best vid for this! I need the crimper for 8AWG with mc4's. Can you recommend a crimper for 8AWG? (a.k.a. 10mm squared.)

@jackbteaching Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Going to do this tomorrow! Installed panels on our road trek today!

@LDSreliance Жыл бұрын

Exciting! Good luck on your install.

@jackbteaching Жыл бұрын

@@LDSreliance Dang it, got the male/female inner piece reversed. My extension cord kit only came with one pair, gotta wait a couple of days to get more (multipack, + wire stripping tool!)

@LDSreliance Жыл бұрын

Yep, I have made that mistake more than once. Hopefully this video is helping a few people avoid some of those mistakes I made the hard way.

@markushahnenkamm 4 жыл бұрын

I believe you should never crimp the contact with only pliers - even when i crimped low voltage Pin headers with pliers this was never a really reliable connection - not to forget what might happen with 1000VDC and 10A+

@jjsage8903 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. Having to replace every string on a commercial job and test because the sub contractors used pliers was such a pain in the ass. Just get some real crimps from Amazon made for mcs

@LaBamba690 2 жыл бұрын

Correct!

@HugoRodriguez-ez5vi Жыл бұрын

I appreciate the way you explain things made it easier for a knucklehead like me. Thank you. 👍👍👏👏

@LDSreliance Жыл бұрын

You are very welcome! I was a knucklehead, too, before I learned all this myself. Glad to help anyone I can.

@marcusgrip 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Helped me greatly today setting up a new solar panel that didnt have an mc4 connector already :D So simple once you know it!

@LDSreliance 4 жыл бұрын

Nice! Glad I could help.

@MacBubols 4 жыл бұрын

Muito bom!

@oldtimeengineer26 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks nice video

@LDSreliance 7 жыл бұрын

You are welcome. Thanks for watching!

@daveyboy8907 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks I'm going to need this.👍🏻👍🏻

@LDSreliance 4 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help

@Will-bp2yc 3 жыл бұрын

Very detailed, thank you!

@LDSreliance 3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome. Thanks for watching and be sure to give it a thumbs up!

@ishmadrad 5 жыл бұрын

Easy to follow, clearly explained. Thank you very much.

@amazonwarrior7126 2 жыл бұрын

thanks for this I got 2 male and female connector ,connected to my solar panel so I was agoniseing how I was going connect a wire to the mc4 connectors, but its simple just get some wire with positive and negitive mc4 and connect on them to the other mc4 connectors and connect the wires to my mppt charge controler, so thanks again

@LDSreliance 2 жыл бұрын

No problem. Glad you figured it out!

@angelabrillajr.1209 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for tbis toturial, I'm able to joined together the mc4 connector with my dc 6mm wire. This is near and can see it clear all the parts.

@LDSreliance 10 ай бұрын

You are welcome. Glad it helped you!

@SR71mydream 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much!

@-Ok2024 2 ай бұрын

thankyou ! i made some 10 yeas ago so nedded to see it again to be sure, and it was easy done.

@LDSreliance 2 ай бұрын

You are welcome. Thanks for watching!

@AmericanWanderers 5 жыл бұрын

Very useful, especially after doing a couple of them the wrong way...heh

@sarveshwardwivedi2128 6 жыл бұрын

Very helpful

@LDSreliance 6 жыл бұрын

Good. I am glad you found it helpful.

@robddickinson4217 3 жыл бұрын

Great vid, thanks for posting.

@LDSreliance 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@stephandalejo Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing! For anyone doing this, do yourself a favor and buy the crimping tool. It will save you hours of troubleshooting in the future. In my case, I used the pliers and because it was barely making good contact, the wire got too hot and terminals melted.

@LDSreliance Жыл бұрын

There is no replacement for the right tool for the job!

@TheBadAdmin 5 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot for this video! It was extremely helpful to buy the right tools.

@LDSreliance 5 ай бұрын

You are welcome. Thanks for watching!

@davidjones1393 7 жыл бұрын

THKS

@LDSreliance 7 жыл бұрын

You are welcome. Thanks for watching.

@JAG_UAR 4 жыл бұрын

Bro which is better for low resistance?.... twisting the copper wire OR with MC4 connector?

@littlewarrior62 2 жыл бұрын

Oh my Dear God I DID IT!!!! I connected my solar panels directly to my Jackery power station and can FINALLY FREAKIN CHARGE my Jackery withOUT having to run the Beast or killswitch the batteries.. Now I can have continuous electricity going to my fridge. I'm so dang happy! ❗❗❗❗❗🎉🎉🎉😂😂😂🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 THAAAANK YOUUUUU! LDSReliance! Now to clean up the mess. 😁😂😎

@LDSreliance 2 жыл бұрын

Haha good job! Glad this video helped you.

@wildwestunlimited Жыл бұрын

Thank you for posting this!!.... VERY helpful!!!!

@LDSreliance Жыл бұрын

You are welcome. Thanks for watching!

@DiyintheGhetto 6 жыл бұрын

Hello i have a question. My solar panels are cheap ones from Harbor freight they was a gift 4 sets of them for a total of 400 watts. Now they do not come with mc4 connectors. But from my charge controller to the panels there is no connectors just bare wire. I was thinking of using mc4 Connectors. I have crimping tools and what not. I just hope i understand this coming from the charge controller the Positive Plus + side using the Negative Minus - MC4 connector, And the Negative Minus wire coming from the charge controller goes to the Positive Plus + MC4 Connector? Then the Solar panels the the Positive Plus + wire goes to the Positive Plus MC4 connector and the Negative minus - wire from the solar panels goes to the negative minus - MC4 connector is this correct?

@LDSreliance 6 жыл бұрын

It is not possible to hook it up wrong. The MC4 connectors themselves do not have polarity. I think they just put + and - on them because those are the ones that are usually installed on the leads from the solar panels respectively. But in your case if you did it backwards it would not matter.

@waltdudley8375 3 жыл бұрын

How can you extract the pin once the connector is locked in. Will a regular pin extractor work?

@p.schaafsma3954 Жыл бұрын

Excellent demo. Thanks.

@LDSreliance Жыл бұрын

You are welcome. Thanks for watching!

@sreekumarUSA 9 ай бұрын

Thank you. Procedure understood.

@LDSreliance 9 ай бұрын

You are welcome. Thanks for watching!

@brexsenstrieb5158 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir!

@LDSreliance 4 жыл бұрын

You are welcome. Thanks for watching!

@krunx2360 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video. It really helped!

@LDSreliance 2 ай бұрын

You are welcome. Thanks for watching!

@jonnytacooutdoors Жыл бұрын

How do I pull them apart ? Have them already assembled and I want to shorten them

@LDSreliance Жыл бұрын

It is very difficult once you have put them in. There is a tab in there that prevents it from coming back out. You can force it out if you do it hard enough but they are dirt cheap so I would just start over with another one since that tab will be permanently unusable once you force it out like that.

@NerdThingsAndMore 10 ай бұрын

Thanks

@rodrigonavarro8242 Жыл бұрын

Thanks i need to repair some of these at work

@LDSreliance Жыл бұрын

You are welcome. Good luck with that and thanks for watching!

@johnstanton8499 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent explanation Thanks

@LDSreliance 2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome. Thanks for watching!

@ozmanfidaar6311 3 жыл бұрын

Subscribed. Thank you!

@LDSreliance 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the sub! There are lots more videos where that came from. Welcome aboard.

@MCYCCFL 2 жыл бұрын

Very helpful. Thank you.

@LDSreliance 2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome. Thanks for watching!

@craigsizemore1 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for this how to video.

@LDSreliance 6 ай бұрын

You are very welcome! Thanks for watching.

@menquen4828 Жыл бұрын

Thank you it was clear crystal

@LDSreliance Жыл бұрын

You are welcome. Thanks for watching!

@jeh5c 4 ай бұрын

Thanks was super easy!

@LDSreliance 4 ай бұрын

You are welcome! Glad you found it helpful.

@hazcotube 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks that was helpful

@LDSreliance 2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome. Thanks for watching!

@samaeybelgium 2 жыл бұрын

Very usesfull! Thanks man.

@LDSreliance 2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome, Tom. Thanks for watching!

@peterkabiru5144 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much

@LDSreliance 2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome, Peter. Thanks for watching!

@tdapple1 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely Best Detailed Explanation, presentation & illustration! Thank You 🙏 so much. New Subscriber here. All the others go way too fast & no details in showing Etc Etc. Thank You again

@LDSreliance Жыл бұрын

You are welcome. Thanks for watching and subscribing!

@SlackersIndustry 5 ай бұрын

Great video gonna make some later thanks 👍

@LDSreliance 5 ай бұрын

You are welcome. Good luck!

@corallaroc 5 жыл бұрын

Do the connectors come with those little metal sleeves or do you have to buy them separately? Thanks

@LDSreliance 5 жыл бұрын

They come with the metal sleeves.

@anthonymarino4260 4 жыл бұрын

now I understand. thanks

@LDSreliance 4 жыл бұрын

You are welcome. Thanks for watching!

@kendallfm 4 ай бұрын

Very helpful, thank you!!!

@travisneill704 3 жыл бұрын

@ldsreliance quick question, as you get more and more solar panels do you simply keep daisy-chaining them, or do you need to consider a different gauge? I imagine the answer would be different if you were doing it in series versus parallel. Thanks again for the incredibly helpful video.

@LDSreliance 3 жыл бұрын

Daisy chaining them will wire them in series, which increases the voltage each time. That will help keep the size of the wire down because higher voltage suffers less voltage drop. But there is a point where you will exceed the voltage capacity of your charge controller/inverter. So another option is to use a combiner box. I actually just uploaded a video yesterday about that very subject: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g7-FoJZ63N-lm4E.html

@travisneill704 3 жыл бұрын

LDSreliance I’m sorry. I meant specifically parallel. I want to increase amperage while maintaining voltage. But can you increase amperage without eventually “gauging up” on the wires?

@LDSreliance 3 жыл бұрын

Ok with parallel you are keeping the voltage the same but adding current so yes, you do need to get thicker gauge wire each time you do that.

@travisneill704 3 жыл бұрын

LDSreliance gotcha, thank you!

@LDSreliance 3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome. Good luck!

@permaheretic 2 жыл бұрын

Do you know if the connectors will come off again, or is it the case that once they are on they are on? I need to fit mine to a controller tomorrow, but when I have more time I'll be wanting the connectors to connect them to a second module. I'm not sure I'll be able to get some more connectors tomorrow to make up an extension lead, so if these would just come apart, I can hang onto them for later.

@LDSreliance 2 жыл бұрын

You won't be able to re-use the connector if you pull it apart. If you can I would just wait for some new connectors. Sorry

@bassemkattan76 4 жыл бұрын

Can i solder the wire to the tip for added hold?

@LDSreliance 4 жыл бұрын

Sure!

@jakereyesii8486 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely helpful ♥️👍😎

@LDSreliance 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Jake! I appreciate it. Be sure to give it a thumbs up to help me out.

@yusufmohamed5171 Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much sir.❤

@hedfuka8608 2 жыл бұрын

Yep,that was very helpful,thanx..👍😁

@LDSreliance 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful. Thanks for watching!

@JeffreyWillis800 3 жыл бұрын

how do you know which size of hole in the crimping tool you need to use?

@LDSreliance 3 жыл бұрын

That would depend on the gauge of the wire you are using. Sometimes you have to guess because the manufacturer is fudging the size of the cable or it isn't printed on the wire or you just don't know.

@obedgarcia9155 6 жыл бұрын

What is the AWG of the cable you are using?????

@LDSreliance 6 жыл бұрын

MC4 typically maxes out around 10AWG or so.

@jperzzon 3 жыл бұрын

Great vid for a solar noob :) thanx!

@LDSreliance 3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome. Thanks for watching! There are lots more solar videos on my channel for noobs like I used to be and you now are. Be sure to give the video a thumbs up to help me out if you haven't already :)

@cameronvadnais4388 Ай бұрын

Thanks guy. I didn't realize how easy it was.

@LDSreliance Ай бұрын

You are welcome! Thanks for watching.

@michaelsrowland 2 жыл бұрын

Can you do a video on connecting the mc4 bridge connectors when joining panels in parralell

@LDSreliance 2 жыл бұрын

The y connectors? They are pretty straight forward. Not sure what I would explain.

@MMM-vl8zu 3 жыл бұрын

Will I able to get these two parts separated after the click.(7. 29)Reason being to keep the panel indoor when not in use. If yes does it require any tool or can be removed with some effort.Thanks for nice presentation. Please reply.

@LDSreliance 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, there is a special plastic tool that is cheap that you can purchase that will help you easily disconnect the two connectors from each other. Here is an example: amzn.to/3buC1Fr

@philthefluter4253 2 жыл бұрын

Tx for the info..

@LDSreliance 2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome, Phil! Thanks for watching.

@AnoopSingh-ji5pw 2 жыл бұрын

Buy from Amazon tinyurl.com/MC4connectorps

@maraoz Жыл бұрын

impeccable!

@LDSreliance Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@jasminerogers9971 Жыл бұрын

I’m a bit confused. By a solar calculator I am recommended to get 6 awg wire to run from the solar panels to the inverter because of the long distance. However it’s say mc4 connectors only work with 10 to 14 awg. Why would they recommend large wires that cannot be connected. Am I missing something???

@user-dc2ot2tj2b 9 күн бұрын

any idea how many connectors are there that looks lik a mc 4 connector but are not so i asume the chines have mad a copy from a connector but yep the patent so we make it a litle different and cal it mc4, like i always say it looks like it but it is not a sun clix.

@user-dc2ot2tj2b 9 күн бұрын

cheap connectors yes if you do not calculate the tools you need for 6 connectors.

@alanpetersen4615 4 жыл бұрын

Great video! I was completely oblivious as to how to use the tool, and crimp properly. The video was very well done. Thank You!

@LDSreliance 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I appreciate it.

@dougofford6567 2 ай бұрын

Enxcellent, thanks.

@LDSreliance 2 ай бұрын

You are welcome. Thanks for watching!

@babupattanik1806 5 жыл бұрын

Good video sir

@LDSreliance 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I appreciate it!

@donjuan2766 3 жыл бұрын

If only school was this informative💫

@LDSreliance 3 жыл бұрын

No kidding. Don't get me started!

@edwedwdsdsddsds Ай бұрын

you cant learn everything in school. Don't be dumb

@Gallardo6669 Жыл бұрын

I have my doubt on the 1-inch stripped back wire as both ended fight each other once you close the connector. I also think the thickness of the insulation determines how tight your can screw the end of the connector together

@renoutvoijen262 Жыл бұрын

7-8mm is the correct length of stripped wire

@dukesins 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. :)

@LDSreliance 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@dukesins 3 жыл бұрын

@@LDSreliance And, thanks to your very welcomed information, I was able to steam ahead and get the connecting lines made up (I already had the connectors and tools) and complete my project of 2 large solar panels I'd inherited from a friend, connected to a battery that operates a 12v water feature in the backyard. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fJ6Sp7GCmtbaf5s.html Thank you!

@ZiggySearchfieldCactus Жыл бұрын

Thank you that was very useful 👍🏼👍🏼😎😎

@LDSreliance Жыл бұрын

You are welcome, Ziggy! Thanks for watching.

@ZiggySearchfieldCactus Жыл бұрын

@@LDSreliance I've just ordered some, they've changed the connectors since I last bought solar panels 🙄 Thanks again 🙂

@LDSreliance Жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear that. MC4 is the universal standard for solar so using those is pretty much future proof. The only panels that don't use MC4 are the portable ones and usually those are either Anderson powerpole or some sort of proprietary junk that only works with that brand's products. But you can always hack off the end and crimp on some MC4's.

@ZiggySearchfieldCactus Жыл бұрын

@@LDSreliance Ta 🙂 It's probably the last panel on my system but the hub that all the leads go into are the old connectors. I've got a few of those so I can make up some MC4's now to link them, thanks to you 👍🏼

@DuncanCunningham 7 жыл бұрын

Does the special tool have a design for taking them apart, like the moment where you used your fingernails (which is hard to do) ? Edit: I should have read the other comments first. Thanks everyone.

@LDSreliance 7 жыл бұрын

Yes, the ones I bought do. Please note that not all wrenches/spanners for MC4 will have that feature.

@ddd228 4 жыл бұрын

Hemoatats work well!

@nowhining 3 жыл бұрын

I bought the 20 ft cables from BougeRV. What is the red cable for? What is the black cable for? Why 2 colors?

@LDSreliance 3 жыл бұрын

There is no functional difference in the two. The only reason most direct current applications use red and black is so you can easily tell which one is positive (red) and which is negative (black).

@rjl9707 3 жыл бұрын

Heidi,... will all due respect for trying, hope you get good 'coaching and advise' in setting up your solar panel system. [why 2 colors? .... lol ].

@markweatherall7437 3 жыл бұрын

Can mc4 connectors also be used to extend 12v trolling motor cable to a leisure battery?

@LDSreliance 3 жыл бұрын

Yes. They are excellent, water tight connectors for whatever low voltage DC purpose.

@markweatherall7437 3 жыл бұрын

@@LDSreliance Thank you.

@balhallak 2 жыл бұрын

Is it a good practice to solder the wire in addition to crimping? thank you.

@LDSreliance 2 жыл бұрын

You can, sure. But it is not necessary. The specifications for the MC4 connectors are such that it is not necessary for a high quality electrical connection.

@deanb949 Жыл бұрын

@@LDSreliance You can't be serious? The MC4 is a 30 amp rated terminal connector. Any electrical termination should be done the best way possible. Poor connection can result in a fire. And that needle nose pliers part is straight garbage.

@ShowemRight 8 ай бұрын

Thank you bro, I am good to go or better yet (solar flow). I also subscribed to your channel too.

@LDSreliance 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the sub! I appreciate that.