SPS Installation and Maintenance Manual
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1. Pull the electrical cable from the wind cone, through the conduit, and
through the conduit elbow in the SPS mounting base.
2. Bring the SPS, on its shipping pallet, to the installation site.
3. Remove the top boards from the pallet, and position the pallet next to the
mounting base, as shown in Figure 4.
4. On some SPS models the 2 mounting legs are factory installed, and on
some models these legs are installed in the field. If this unit does not have
mounting legs installed, locate and install them. Tighten them securely
with pipe wrenches.
Figure 4. Cable Installation
5. Note: Do not remove the protective cover from the solar panel until
instructed to do so.
6. Remove the cover from the SPS battery enclosure.
7. Feed the electrical cable through the mounting leg of the SPS, and into
the battery enclosure.
8. Remove the top nut and lock washer from each of the 4 anchor bolts. One
nut should remain on each of the 4 bolts.
9.
Caution: The following step should be performed by 2 people:
Lift the
SPS from the pallet, and guide the mounting legs on to the 4 mounting
bolts. Install a lock washer and nut on to each of the 4 mounting bolts.
10. The bottom nuts on the mounting bolts are used to level the SPS. Place a
level on the top surface of the battery compartment, and adjust the 4
bottom nuts until the battery compartment is level in all directions.
11. Tighten the top nut on each of the 4 mounting bolts to secure the SPS to
the mounting base.
4.3.4 Connect the Power Cable from the Wind Cone to the SPS
Proceed as follows to connect the wind cone power cable to the SPS:
1. Locate the power cable from the wind cone, inside the battery enclosure,
as shown in Figure 5.
2. Locate the red and black wires with wire nuts attached to each end.
