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IMPORTANT SAFETY

INFORMATION

In this manual, on the labeling, and all other information provided with this product:

This is the safety alert symbol. It is used to alert you to potential personal injury hazards. Obey all safety messages that follow this symbol

to avoid possible injury or death.

DANGER indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury.

WARNING indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.

CAUTION, used with the safety alert symbol, indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in minor or moderate injury.

NOTICE is used to address practices not related to personal injury.

CAUTION, without the safety alert symbol, is used to address practices not related to personal injury.

WARNING Read all safety warnings and instructions. Failure to follow the warnings and instructions may result in electric shock, fire and/ or serious injury.

Save all warnings and instructions for future reference. The warnings, precautions, and instructions discussed in this instruction manual cannot cover all possible conditions and situations that may occur. It must be understood by the operator that common sense and caution are factors which cannot be built into this product, but must be supplied by the operator.

Installation Precautions

1.Exercise special caution if working on roof or another high location. Keep proper footing and balance at all times. Follow ladder supplier’s precautions whenever working near or on a ladder.

2.Install all sensitive electrical components (including wiring connections, regulator, and battery) inside a weatherproof enclosure to prevent electric shock.

3.Do not wire multiple panels in series. If you need to connect two or more solar panels together,

this work must be done by a qualified electrician unless they are connected through a regulator.

4.This solar panel kit is not designed for tie-in to a grid. Only a licensed electrician and a licensed building contractor can safely design and implement a

grid tie-in system. Any grid tie-in system must meet all applicable building and electrical codes, and must meet standards established by the area power company. Improper grid tie-in can result in electrocution, fire, and other serious personal injury and property damage. An incorrectly installed grid tie-in system can cause feedback voltage, resulting in electrocution of electrical utility workers.

5.Do not stand on or otherwise apply pressure to panel.

6.Handle solar panel with care, edges may be sharp.

7.Do not focus light on panel.

8.Install components with enough space to allow proper cooling.

9.This product may occasionally produce more current and/or voltage than its rated output. Increase output ratings by 25% when determining component required voltage and amperage ratings. Refer to Section 690-8 of the National Electrical Code for an additional multiplying factor of 125 percent (80 percent derating) which may apply.

10.Panel must be connected using UL listed outdoor rated wire at least 18 AWG thick and 25’ long or less (see warning number 9 also).

11.Install an appropriate charge controller/regulator to regulate output and prevent damage.

Do not attach panel to battery or power grid without proper regulator, inverter, and/or charge controller.

12.Install and use according to applicable National Electrical Code (NEC) standards.

13.This panel is not rated for use as fire-resistant roofing. If installing on a roof, install only over a fire resistant roof covering rated for the application.

14.Verify that installation surface has no hidden utility lines before drilling or driving screws.