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Title: E-panel for SW4024 not aligning with SW4048 Inverter
Post by: dapdan on December 31, 2016, 10:29:12 PM
Midnite,

I seem to hit a snag when I was preparing some RE gear today for a client. It seems as though the connection bar from the load side of the main DC breaker is not lining up with the positive terminal stud on the inverter. I have a SW4024 set up at home without an epanel and check it and it two would not line up with the connection bar in the epanel. I have a pic that I will post.



Thx.
Damani
Title: Re: E-panel for SW4024 not aligning with SW4048 Inverter
Post by: CDN-VT on January 01, 2017, 03:40:15 PM
flipping the + postive breaker bar over ? to align on the Pos stud ?

VT
Title: Re: E-panel for SW4024 not aligning with SW4048 Inverter
Post by: russ_drinkwater on January 01, 2017, 03:45:35 PM
Make an adaptor strip of metal for each one that does not align and bolt them in place! :o ;D
Title: Re: E-panel for SW4024 not aligning with SW4048 Inverter
Post by: dapdan on January 01, 2017, 10:19:59 PM
Russ,

I thought of that. Finding the right thickness of copper, aligning it properly, totaling it properly. It sound very messy for what is suppose to be a professional installation. Yah know...I didn't the epan4l to end up splicing metal bars together if so then why bother.

Damani
Title: Re: E-panel for SW4024 not aligning with SW4048 Inverter
Post by: dapdan on January 01, 2017, 10:23:03 PM
Russ,

I thought of that. Finding the right thickness of copper, aligning it properly, torquing it properly. It sound very messy for what is suppose to be a professional installation. Yah know...I didn't the epan4l to end up splicing metal bars together if so then why bother.

Damani
Title: Re: E-panel for SW4024 not aligning with SW4048 Inverter
Post by: Halfcrazy on January 02, 2017, 06:30:31 AM
Damani
I emailed you back, I think you have an old E-Panel and we had a few get out that had proto type bus bars.
Title: Re: E-panel for SW4024 not aligning with SW4048 Inverter
Post by: dapdan on January 02, 2017, 02:15:03 PM
Ryan,

Yeah I did get your email. I will reply shortly. Thanks.

Damani
Title: Re: E-panel for SW4024 not aligning with SW4048 Inverter
Post by: russ_drinkwater on January 05, 2017, 06:48:35 AM
Another thought is years ago there was a lot of copper wire braided straps around.
Not sure if they are still made or who makes them.
Just a thought. ;D

Like this.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/10-Flat-BRAIDED-GROUND-STRAP-GROUNDING-Copper-Core-Flat-Braid-MADE-IN-USA-/142230661208?hash=item211d9ba858:g:DnMAAOSwPCVX8Gsr

Food for thought.