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Subject:Re: Solar Panel outdoor electrical connect
From:Rocket J Squirrel
Date:Fri, 1 Jul 2011 07:14:06 -0700

On Thu, 2011-06-30 at 21:44 -0800, Troy wrote:

>  I don't believe their connectors are
>  waterproof. I may opt to use a little bit of heat shrink tape where
>  the wire enters the connectors.  It appears they do have waterproof
>  connectors for larger gauge wire, but not 10 or 12 gauge, unless I
>  missed that on their site.

I personally don't worry about water with these connectors. The voltage
is too low to be a problem, and the construction and materials used make
them pretty much unaffected by water. But on the van underside they
could get packed up with crud, so dust covers might be a good idea.

-- RJS