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SOLARLOK Photovoltaic Interconnection System

Catalog 889753-3

Revised 9-2009

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Large Junction Box – Serial Interconnection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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5-Rail Junction Box – Serial Interconnection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Medium Junction Box – Serial Interconnection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Small Junction Box – Serial Interconnection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Eco Junction Box – Serial Interconnection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Slim Junction Box – Serial Interconnection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Micro Junction Box – Serial Interconnection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Junction Boxes for Building integrated PV Applications (BiPV)

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Solar Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Combiner Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Cable Coupler – Standard Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Cable Coupler – Slim Line

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T-Branch Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

DC Converter Receptacle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

AC Inverter Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Field Wiring, Switching and Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Solar Cable – TÜV and UL certified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Solar Cable, 1-Pole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Wiring Example with Extension Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Grounding Solutions

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Interconnection Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Application Tooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Contacts

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Assembly and Installation Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Numerical Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Restriction on the Use of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36