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  • stev
    Junior Member
    • Apr 2014
    • 2

    #1

    Do they make MC4 connectors for wires larger than 10 AWG?

    What about for 8 gauge wire or 6 gauge wire? Any MC4's ?

    Or what about just trimming off a few strands to get 8 gauge wire to fit in a 10 gauge MC4 sleeve?
  • Robert1234
    Solar Fanatic
    • Nov 2012
    • 241

    #2
    Why you need more flow area than a #10? You making crazy long runs? Running low voltage? If absolutely necessary I'd splice a #10 to something bigger rather than trimming strands out of a larger bundle, but I'm curious why you need to do that? Sounds like it might be $$ being spent on wire that might be able to be designed around for lower expense.

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    • inetdog
      Super Moderator
      • May 2012
      • 9909

      #3
      Typically the MC4 connectors are used at the individual panels and possibly at the input to a DC combiner.
      It would be a rare situation where the wire attached to an MC4 would either carry current from multiple strings or panels in parallel or run a long distance.
      I would expect the larger wire size to be on the output side or a combiner or fused disconnect, where you could use either a different connector or no connector at all (hard wired to terminals.)
      Building a combiner for three or more panels in parallel using MC4 wye connections does not make a lot of sense, since you will require per-string fuses anyway.
      SunnyBoy 3000 US, 18 BP Solar 175B panels.

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