IMO DC Isolator: Solar PV Disconnect Switch Instaling and Wiring

update with a little push this company will stand by their product i really appreciate a company that stands behind their product!! talking about the company that makes the IMO IP66NW ( i’m not referring to the solar install company)

Johnny, I’ve been binge watching your videos. Thanks for the effort and I will definitely buy some product. Thumbs up

2 inch Johnny is the man!

Yet again.....another excellent video! Thabk you!

Nice you Gave that New American a job.

What is the little metal bracket insde to box along the side? Is it for grounding? If so, how do you do that?

I don't suppose it would make any difference if you connect the input from poles 1,3,5,7 and exit form 2,4,6,8 or would it ? Most installers seem to enter from below, is it just for convenience ?

What kind of equipment do you sell? How hard is it to get permits in central Florida you think?

keep em coming

Thanks for helping us diy folks stay safe and do things correctly sir. You and engineer 777 are two of the best on youtube. I do have a question that's debated a lot on diysolarfourms. Do you ground the solar panels themselves, the racking and or a combiner box if using one to a separate ground rod right by the panels or do you run a wire back to the ground rod for the house? I see some guys ground the panels and any combiner boxes / disconnects etc with a separate rod right by the panels and others say you can only have one ground for everything and it should be grounded to the same one for the house.

I plan on mounting the IMO on a 6x2 in steel post and would like to have the PV wires enter through the back of the enclosure for a clean look. My conduit enters the bottom of the post underground, and I will use the post as a conduit. Does the enclosure have enough room for a 1/2" chase nipple on the back of the enclosure? My install is a 2-module 500-watt system for an RV, and I will be using 8 gauge wire. Thank you!

Nice work thanks for the pointers

Nice.

Hi did you put the isolation switch between the PV and PV outside fuses, or between PV outside fuses and wire to inside solar controllers?

Have you used any of the IMO DC contactors? I'm looking for a rapid shutdown solution for my string inverters. I have TIGOs on the panels, but I don't have anything to prevent the backfeed of power from the inverters to the roof just yet. Someone suggested SolarBOS, but they weren't interested in working with me since I'm not a company. What do you suggest for the inverter side?

Why you didnt use DC circuit breakers along with disconnect???

When you are doing this are you using strings to what the inverter can handle? Because you don’t use micro inverters.

So, do the + and - of each pv string get switched on different poles? I assumed both are switched?

Hello, what IMO DC Isolator would I use with a 4 string, grid tie PV system? Each string would be using 8 - 400w Panels (40.7 volts, 9.83 amps)?

Does the polarity of a Solar Rotating Handle Isolator depends on the load/source side? Does the polarity of the switch reverse if the load and source are reversed. I will put it another way. Does it matter which way the dc current runs through it as far as polarity is concerned.