Campbell Scientific SP50-L/SP85-L Solar Panel - Manual (Page 5)

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1. General ........................................................................1
2. Specifications .............................................................1
3. Installation...................................................................3
3.1 Parts List ..............................................................................................3
3.2 Mounting..............................................................................................5
3.3 Orientation .........................................................................................11
3.4 Installation of CH200 Regulator ........................................................13
3.5 Installation of Morningstar SunSaver SS-10-12V Regulator .............14
4. Maintenance ..............................................................16
5. Power Considerations ..............................................17
5.1 Proper Solar Power and Lead Acid Battery Sizes ..............................17
5.2 Voltage Regulator ..............................................................................17
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2-1. Wiring two solar panels to one controller ............................................2
3-1. Solar panel with 16 AWG cable...........................................................3
3-2. Mounting brackets included with the solar panel.................................3
3-3. Mounting hardware included with the solar panel ...............................4
3-4. Attach the arm brackets to the back of the solar panel.........................5
3-5. Use appropriate lock washers and flat washers to mount the arm
brackets to the solar panel.................................................................5
3-6. Right and left arm brackets are attached to the back of the solar
panel .................................................................................................6
3-7. Attach the mount to the back of the solar panel between right
and left arm brackets.........................................................................6
3-8. Use appropriate lock washers and flat washers. Two flat washers,
one on each side, are used for each Hex bolt....................................6
3-9. Two 5/16-18 x 2.0 u-bolts are used for pole or tripod mounting .........7
3-10. Lock washers and flat washers are used to secure the two 5/16-18
x 2.0 u-bolts to the solar panel mount...............................................7
3-11. The solar panel is ready for pole or tripod mounting ...........................8
3-12. The solar panel is mounted to a pole using two 5/16-18 x 2.0
u-bolts...............................................................................................8
3-13. Solar panel mounted on a tripod. Panel can be mounted to the
tripod leg...........................................................................................9
3-14. Two 5/16-18 x 1.5 u-bolts are attached to each side of the solar
panel mount for triangular tower mounting....................................10
3-15. Backside view of FIGURE 3-14 ........................................................10
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