I've not actually bought it yet but I've got a Renogy 200W Portable/Folding Solar Panel sitting in my Amazon basket and before I press the buy button, I'd be grateful for a bit of advice on cable specs required to plug it into my Jackery Explorer 1000 V2 - the Renogy panel has a short pair of MC4 connectors coming out of it and the Jackery has a DC8020 socket. However, I've been looking at cables on Amazon and Ebay and they all seem to be a bit 'lightweight' for a potential 200W / 20A load, especially if I'm looking at a potential total run a bit over 4 metres. So I guess I'm really looking for advice on what gauge cable I should be looking at for the pre-made leads. I was thinking of buying a longer MC4 to MC4 lead (probably 3-4 metres) and a short MC4 to DC 8020 lead. OR should I just buy the thicker cable and MC4 connectors and make up my own log lead whilst buying a pre-made short MC4 to DC 8020 (as short as I can find). I've already had the very kind offer of a loan of MC4 crimpers from another forum member but I might decide to buy my own - I've already got a pretty good 'Draper Expert' ratchet crimper in the toolbox but I gather that a dedicated MC4 crimper is a much better choice
Any advice appreciated.
Any advice appreciated.
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