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540 Watt Off-Grid Charging Kit

(GS-540-KIT)

Quick Connect Guide

IMPORTANT: Please read GS-PWM-COMET-40 charge

controller owner’s manual 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-540-KIT PHOTOVOLTAIC

POWER GENERATION SYSTEM

QUICK CONNECT GUIDE REV. 190316

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

 GS-PWM-Comet40 Charge Controller

 3x 10-Amp MC4 In-Line Fuse

 2x MC4 Branch Connector Set

 3x GS- STAR-180W Solar Panel

 5-ft. Red/Black 10 AWG Cable Pair

 2x 15-ft. MC4 Cable

 6-in. Red/Black MC4-to-Bare Wire Pair

Additional tools and equipment you will need:

◦Screwdriver– Philips Head

◦12-Volt Deep-Cycle Battery Bank ◦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= 0.54 kW DC

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

[The Quick Connect Guide

diagrams are not to scale.]

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Summary of content (4 pages)

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GS-540-KIT PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATION SYSTEM QUICK CONNECT GUIDE REV. 190316 540 Watt Off-Grid Charging Kit (GS-540-KIT) Quick Connect Guide IMPORTANT: Please read GS-PWM-COMET-40 charge controller owner’s manual 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-540-KIT PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATION SYSTEM QUICK CONNECT GUIDE Rev. 190316 2 3 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-540-KIT PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATION SYSTEM QUICK CONNECT GUIDE Rev. 190316 6 Connect each positive solar panel  cable to one of the “female” fuse  ends from the previous connections.  Connect the negative panel cables to the “male” branch  connector ends .    7 Attach the bare-wire ends of the MC4-to-Bare Wire pair  to the charge controller . The red wire connects to the (+) input and the black wire connects to the (-) input.
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GS-540-KIT PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATION SYSTEM QUICK CONNECT GUIDE Rev. 190316 DISCLAIMER: Installations of this kit could be subject to national and local building and electrical codes. Installers should have adequate knowledge of national and local code to ensure the installation passes inspection by the local electric authority. Proper fuses or breakers should be used to comply with all local and national codes. Contact Grape Solar for specific recommendations.