Posted to News on 9th Feb 2010, 09:16
SOLARLOK combiner box assembly saves time and cost
Tyco Electronics' SOLARLOK combiner box comes completely pre-assembled, thereby saving valuable installation time and costs. The plug and play design also minimizes errors during installation. The device combines up to five strings in a pre-terminated, connectorised, weather-resistant enclosure, meeting National Electric Code (NEC) requirements for series fusing of photovoltaic modules. The box is also approved according to the standards of Underwriters Laboratories (UL) 1741 to be used as an accessory for inverters.
The combiner box assembly consists of a box, cover with hinges, transparent dead front lid under the cover, and ten pre-terminated SOLARLOK connectors, each with a removable seal cover. The box features four knockouts for output wiring, a lock tab, mounting slots and a pre-wired grounding clip. The device converts to standard THWN-2 wire in conduit. The interior of the box holds five fuse blocks pre-wired to the positive SOLARLOK connectors, five terminal blocks pre-wired to the negative SOLARLOK connectors, and an equipment terminal block used to ground the equipment.
For more information on Tyco Electronics' SOLARLOK combiner box assembly, go to www.te.com/support-center/.
