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Document Version 20190316

1,080 Watt Off-Grid Charging Kit

(GS-1080-KIT)

Quick Connect Guide

IMPORTANT: Please read GS-MPPT-Zenith-40 charge

controller owner’s manual, PowerHub Owner’s Guide,

and GS-STAR-180W Connection Guide (included with

products) before assembling kit.

For additional information about Grape Solar products:

email Support@GrapeSolar.com, or

call 1-877-264-1014 for live telephone support.

GS-1080-KIT PHOTOVOLTAIC

POWER GENERATION SYSTEM

QUICK CONNECT GUIDE Rev. 190316

Check your order to make sure that all parts are included:

 2x GS-MPPT-Zenith40 Charge Controllers

 2x 10-Amp MC4 In-Line Fuses

 6x GS- STAR-180W Solar Panels

 2x 5-ft. Red/Black 10 AWG Cable Pair

 4x 15-ft. MC4 Cables

 2x 6-in. Red/Black MC4-to-Bare Wire Pair

 Xantrex PowerHub with 2x Battery Boxes

Additional tools and equipment you will need:

◦Screwdriver– Philips Head

◦1-4 12-volt deep cycle AGM batteries as per Powerhub manual

◦Voltmeter (for Troubleshooting)

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To estimate how much average monthly

power this system should produce in your

area, please use the PV Watts Calculator

found at:

https://pvwatts.nrel.gov/

This System Size= 1.08 kW DC

(only applicable for zip codes in the U.S.A.)

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[The Quick Connect Guide diagrams are not to scale.]

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Summary of content (4 pages)

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GS-1080-KIT PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATION SYSTEM QUICK CONNECT GUIDE Rev. 190316 1,080 Watt Off-Grid Charging Kit (GS-1080-KIT) Quick Connect Guide IMPORTANT: Please read GS-MPPT-Zenith-40 charge controller owner’s manual, PowerHub Owner’s Guide, and GS-STAR-180W Connection Guide (included with products) before assembling kit. For additional information about Grape Solar products: email Support@GrapeSolar.com, or call 1-877-264-1014 for live telephone support.
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GS-1080-KIT PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATION SYSTEM QUICK CONNECT GUIDE Rev. 190316 2 Mount the 180-watt solar panels  so that they are facing due South at approximately the same angle as your latitude. The ideal area has full sun and no shading. If the following connections are made during daylight, cover the panels with cardboard, cloth, or a similar opaque material so that the panel does not output power.
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GS-1080-KIT PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATION SYSTEM QUICK CONNECT GUIDE Rev. 190316 6 IMPORTANT— READ CAREFULLY: If the AC Indicator LED on the front of the PowerHub  is off (see picture below,) it is safe to remove the top of the inverter. Remove the 5 Philips screws to detach the inverter lid. Remove the upper-left punchout disc on the backside of the inverter.
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GS-1080-KIT PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATION SYSTEM QUICK CONNECT GUIDE Rev. 190316 8 Connect the solar panels  together into two separate three-panel series “strings.” Series connections are made when the positive cable from one panel is connected to the negative cable from the next panel. On the open positive end of each of the solar panel triads, connect a 15-amp in-line fuse .   9 Use the 15-ft MC4 cables  to connect each solar panel  triad to a Zenith-40 charge controller .