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Solar Flex Kits (35-200 watts): Installing The Fuse And Fuse Holder

  1. Locate the positive battery cable from the solar charge controller. 
  2. Plan where you can safely and easily access the fuse holder & fuse.
  3. Cut the battery positive cable from the solar charge controller to the planned lengths.
  4. Strip the fuse holder cable and positive cable from solar charge controller as shown in Fig 4-F.
  5. Thread the red heat-shrink onto the fuse holder cable.
  6. Insert the fuse holder and solar charge controller stripped cable ends into the butt splice as shown in Fig 4-G.
  7. Crimp the butt splice fully - test the connection by gently pulling on both cables.
  8. Thread the heat-shrink over the butt splice as shown in Fig 4-H.
  9. Use the heat gun to shrink the heat shrink over the butt splice as shown in Fig 4-I.
  10. Repeat the process for the other fuse holder cable & battery bank connection.
  11. Do not install the fuse at this stage.