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Electrical Enclosures!
If you are a
do-it-yourself sort of person (and so many of us are) you may choose to
buy the electrical enclosure, or "power center" and wire it up
yourself. If you know what you're doing and want the hands-on
experience, setting up your own system can increase your understanding
and satisfaction. You don't have to be a genius to
successfully
wire a power center, but if you are a real novice and don't have proper
tools I would recommend buying a pre-built power
center and
save yourself some headaches.
In an attempt to avoid confusion, I should explain that these
enclosures are variously known as disconnects, or breaker boxes, or
power centers. They serve as main disconnects (to turn off
main
power and incoming solar power), they hold circuit breakers (to protect
branch loads), and they function as a central point of connection for
several different power devices (power "center").
On this page I will also list "combiner boxes". These are
outdoor
electrical enclosures that are used to combine the power cables from
individual solar modules, or strings of modules. From there,
larger "transmission" wires are run to carry the combined array output
to the charge control, which is usually attached to the power center.
Combiner boxes can be very simple boxes with terminal blocks,
but
the better choice (and required to comply with NEC) is a combiner box
that also holds a circuit breaker for each solar panel, or string of
panels. This is also a wise place to put a lightning
arrestor.
Nearby lightning strikes can cause equipment disaster in a
millisecond, and an arrestor is cheap insurance. Don't be
fooled-
lightning damage happens all the time and it doesn't take a direct
strike to kill everything! For best protection, there should
also
be a lightning arrestor on the charge control end of the PV
transmission
line. Arrestors also protect inverters, well pumps, and especially wind
turbines!
In any case, here is the place where you can buy the enclosures you
will need to put it all together. This page doesn't list
every
little component available, mostly because the time I have to work on
this website is limited. If you  don't see what you need, contact
me! Here is a chart to match inverters
to their proper Midnite
Solar enclosures.
LIGHTNING
ARRESTORS
come in different styles depending on the application. All
models
are $45 each. Just specify what part
of the system you need
to
protect and I will set you up with the right model. Installation instructions.
Midnite
Solar E-Panel Magnum version - For
MagnaSine Inverters
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| Model |
Part Number |
Amps |
Voltage |
Price |
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MNE125STM
|
8931210 |
|
|
$424 |
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|
8917599 |
175 |
125 |
$480 |
|
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8912510 |
250 |
125 |
$480 |
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8942501 |
175 |
120/240 |
$640 |
Midnite
Solar E-Panel Xantrex version - For
XantrexXW Inverters
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| Model |
Part Number |
Amps |
Voltage |
Price |
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|
8922500 |
|
|
$760 |
Midnite
Solar E-Panel Outback version for "FX"
Inverters
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| Model |
Part Number |
Amps |
Voltage |
Price |
|
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8911250 |
125 |
125 |
$424 |
|
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8947541 |
175 |
125 |
$480 |
|
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8925038 |
250 |
125 |
$424 |
Midnite
Solar E-Panel
Lite - For
SW, TR (Same size as Outback) Inverters
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| Model |
Part Number |
Amps |
Voltage |
Price |
| MNE175DR/TR-L |
8901750 |
175 or
250 |
125 |
$415 |
|
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8931250 |
125 |
125 |
$368 |
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8931750 |
175 |
125 |
$400 |
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8932500 |
250 |
125 |
$400 |
Midnite
Solar Mini-DC
Disconnect Power
Center with Inverter
Breaker and din rail - Perfect
for marine, cabins, or small remote applications
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| Model |
Part Number |
Amps |
Voltage |
Price |
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8941250 |
125 |
125 |
$164 |
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8941750 |
175 |
125 |
$188 |
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8942500 |
250 |
125 |
$188 |
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Midnite
Solar & Outback Solar
COMBINER BOXES
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| Model |
Part Number |
Max
# of breakers |
Size (") |
Weight (#) |
Price |
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8910041 |
6 |
9x14x4 |
4 |
$88 |
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8910239 |
3 |
11x5x4 |
2 |
$72 |
| FWPV12 |
8530145 |
(outback)
12 |
15x13x4 |
6 |
$185 |
| FWPV8 |
8530125 |
(outback)
8 |
15x9x4 |
5 |
$125 |
| OBPV
(outback) breakers |
specify
required amperage |
sizes:
3, 6, 9, 10, 15, 20, 30, 50, 63-($35) |
|
|
$15 |
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Midnite
Solar Baby Box enclosure for 1-4 MNEPV or MNEAC din rail
breakers
|
| Model |
Part Number |
Size (") |
Weight (lbs) |
Price |
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9904100 |
3x3x7 |
2 |
$36 |
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Breakers for
E-Panels, MNDC, Combiners and Baby Box
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| Model |
Part Number |
Volt VDC |
Amps |
Price |
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MNEPV1
|
8942501 |
150 |
1 |
$15 |
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MNEPV6
|
- |
150 |
1 |
$15 |
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MNEPV7 or 8
|
- |
150 |
1 |
$15 |
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MNEPV10 or 12
|
- |
150 |
10 or 12 |
$15 |
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MNEPV15
|
- |
150 |
15 |
$15 |
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MNEPV20
|
- |
150 |
20 |
$15 |
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MNEPV30
|
- |
150 |
30 |
$15 |
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MNEPV63
|
8991641 |
150 |
63 |
$15 |
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MNDC-GFP
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- |
- |
63 |
$53 |
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MNEAC15, 20, 30, 50 or
60
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8915139 |
240 |
15-60 |
$15 |
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MNEAC30-3P or 50-3P
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- |
277 |
- |
$54 |
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MNEDC80
|
- |
125 |
80 |
$20 |
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MNEDC125
|
- |
125 |
125 |
$54 |
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MNEDC175
|
- |
125 |
175 |
$109 |
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MNEDC250
|
- |
125 |
250 |
$109 |
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Outback
Flexware (these
are Outback brand enclosures)
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| Model |
Part Number |
Description |
Size (") |
Weight (#) |
Price |
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8550012 |
DC
box for 1/2 inverters |
18.2x11.4x12.1 |
15 |
$250 |
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8502052 |
AC
box for 1/2 inverters |
18.2x11.4x12.1 |
15 |
$250 |
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8502024 |
DC
box for 3/4 inverters |
38.5x11.4x12.1 |
21 |
$425 |
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8502052 |
AC
box for 3/4 inverters |
38.5x11.4x12.1 |
21 |
$425 |
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8510212 |
mount
plate, one for FW500, two for FW1000 |
20.3x46.3x.8 |
14 |
$145
each |
| Model |
Item |
Size |
Weight |
Price |
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8436133 |
12" x 8" |
10 |
$149 |
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8937203 |
9.63" x 7.25" 3.25" |
10 |
$129 |
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MNE-LT series E-Panels work great with DR & TR inverters, but
the
new DR/TR panels are specially designed for these inverters!
I
have fuses, switches, fuse holders, terminal blocks, buss bars, amp and
volt meters, wire and various other wiring devices. Just let
me
know what you need!
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