chrisski
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How do you hook the AC ground in the three pair cable for the AC out hardwire cord to your inverter? My AC ground has a #6 stud, but I don't see how to get an 8 AWG wire to fit that stud. I'm sure I'm missing something obvious.
First time hardwiring an Inverter. I have a 3000 watt 24 volt inverter (SAMLEX PST 3000-24). So of course, I want to follow the instructions. It calls for 14/3 Loomex - 8/3 Loomex. I open it up and the inverter has a receptacle with a screw set 8 AWG will fit in the Line and Neutral line that I will crimp a wire end terminal over, but the AC ground is a #6 screw.
I can't seem to find an 8 AWG to #6 ring terminal or an 8 AWG to 3.5mm ring terminal. Amazon, Google, or Ebay: none have this.
Below are a couple of excerpts from the Samlex manual. THis shows the cable size and the AC ground stud size.
This shows where the hardwire will be inserted. 13 is the line and nuetral where I hook 14 AWG - 8 AWG wire. 12 is a #6/3.5 mm stud where I hook the AC ground to.
First time hardwiring an Inverter. I have a 3000 watt 24 volt inverter (SAMLEX PST 3000-24). So of course, I want to follow the instructions. It calls for 14/3 Loomex - 8/3 Loomex. I open it up and the inverter has a receptacle with a screw set 8 AWG will fit in the Line and Neutral line that I will crimp a wire end terminal over, but the AC ground is a #6 screw.
I can't seem to find an 8 AWG to #6 ring terminal or an 8 AWG to 3.5mm ring terminal. Amazon, Google, or Ebay: none have this.
Below are a couple of excerpts from the Samlex manual. THis shows the cable size and the AC ground stud size.
This shows where the hardwire will be inserted. 13 is the line and nuetral where I hook 14 AWG - 8 AWG wire. 12 is a #6/3.5 mm stud where I hook the AC ground to.