Uploaded September 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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This is a bit longer, but I wanted to show how to use a face plate to create a route for the wires. If this isn't interesting to you, jump to 12:25.

I suspect the face plate and cable running could be useful to a few people looking to run cables in their house for DIY Powerwall / off-grid applications. I also show how I use a fish line / pull cord to run wires through the conduit we installed last time.

With that done, we wire up and start using the charge controllers!!

BigClive DC Breaker Teardown - youtube.com/watch?v=w0ntxqTEqyM

Chapters;
0:00 - Prep and Notes
1:25 - Choosing Plate Location
3:10 - Avoiding Peeling Paint / Fitting Plate
5:30 - Mounting Plate
8:07 - Fishing Wires
11:25 - Cable Pulling Lube (Oh my!)
12:25 - Swapping Breakers for Fuses
16:06 - Connecting BX Grounds
16:50 - Panel Plans and Reasoning
18:15 - Pulling Wires
22:50 - Identifying Wire Pairs, Planning
24:12 - Connecting Fuse Holder
26:10 - Identifying Wire Pairs, Doing
29:00 - Connect Pairs to Breakers
31:44 - MPPT Wiring
35:18 - High Voltage / Cold Weather MPPT Warning
37:40 - MPPTs to Bus Bars / Power Source Concerns
39:10 - I Don't Take My Own Advice
39:59 - MPPT Data Connections
41:30 - Turning Things On
43:00 - Few Panels for Big Batteries, Why?
45:15 - Solar Panel First Day!
46:30 - Coming Plans