SilverFox33
New Member
Like most people's solar panels, my solar panels have MC4 connectors.
After they have been outside making power for a while, it is sometimes necessary to disconnect them for troubleshooting, new wiring configuration, upgrading and so on.
But every time I try to do that, I am so frustrated! Disconnecting cable-mounted MC4 connectors can be so hard!
Most of these are cable mount MC4 males to cable mount MC4 females. They are so stuck together!I have several MC4 removal tools. Some plastic, one metal. They are no help at all. Feels like I'm nearly ripping my shoulder muscles apart trying to disconnect a male MC4 from a female MC4. All the tools do is squeeze the two locking tabs in. This does not free up the connectors from each other at all.
Has anyone here found any MC4 tools that make this job easy?
After they have been outside making power for a while, it is sometimes necessary to disconnect them for troubleshooting, new wiring configuration, upgrading and so on.
But every time I try to do that, I am so frustrated! Disconnecting cable-mounted MC4 connectors can be so hard!
Most of these are cable mount MC4 males to cable mount MC4 females. They are so stuck together!I have several MC4 removal tools. Some plastic, one metal. They are no help at all. Feels like I'm nearly ripping my shoulder muscles apart trying to disconnect a male MC4 from a female MC4. All the tools do is squeeze the two locking tabs in. This does not free up the connectors from each other at all.
Has anyone here found any MC4 tools that make this job easy?