20‐02‐2014version2 How to install Lock Solar earthing components Introductiontoearthing The"TL"ortransformer‐lessinvertersthataremostcommonlyavailabletoday,all recommendtoprovideearthingtothesolarpanelframesandrailingcomponents.In somecountriesthisismandatorylaw,whileinothercountriesitisnot.Inallcases, LockSolarrecommendsthatthesecomponentsbeearthed,asperthelocalelectrical andinstallationstandardsandlaws. LockSolarhastwocomponentsthatcanbeused,whenearthingoftheinstallationis required.Theyare: Partdescription AluminiumEarthingLug (locatedeithersideofaRailJoiner) LockSolarpart number Photo 309‐001 StainlessSteelEarthingClip (locatedundereveryotherMidClamp) Lock Solar Ltd. 107‐001 L9, 1 Silom Road, Silom, Bangrak, Bangkok, 10500, Thailand LockSolarEarthingLug(309‐001) TheEarthingLugisusedtoelectricallyconnectrailstoacommonearthingconnection point(suchasanACswitchboardorinverterearth).ForeveryRailJoinerusedthere needstobetwoEarthingLugsinstalled,attachedateitherendofit.Usea100mmlong, earthcablelink(4mmdiametergreen/yellowcable)inordertoelectricallyconnectthe twoLugstogether. TightenthestainlesssteelEarthingLugscrewthroughtheEarthinglugpiece,applyinga torqueofaround8Nmintothecopperearthingwire.Ensureafterthatthecopperwire isfastenedok,byagentle“pull”ofthecable. 100mmlong,4mm electricalearthingwire 2 LockSolarEarthingClip(107‐001) TheEarthingClipisahighqualitystainlesssteelclip,whichprovidesareliableearthing connectionbetweenthesolarpanelframeandtheRail.Itislocatedundereveryother MidClampandisnotusedwithEndClamps. EveryEarthingClipcanthereforeearthtwopanelssimultaneously,asshowninthe followingdiagram.Withoddnumberpanelstrings,thererequiresanadditionalClipat theverylastpanel. 3 InstallingtheEarthingClip Step1:SlightlyliftupthespringontheMidClamp,andslidetheEarthingClipintothe bottomoftheclamp,sothatitlaysontheRailNut. TheEarthingClipfitsinbetweenthetopoftheRailNutandthebottomoftheSpring. Step2:CliptheMidClampintotheRail,locatedinbetweenthesolarpanels. Besureto"CLIP!"theEarthingClipintoplace,ontotheRail. FirmlypushtheClipdownintotheRail,untilyouheara"click!"sound. "CLICK!" Firmlypushearthing clipDOWNontotherail 4 Step3:Slidethepanelsintoplace,andovertheEarthingClip. Step4:TightentheMidClampintoplace. EnsurethattheEarthingClipissecuredinbetweenthepanelframeandtheRail. 5
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