Product overview
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- ☀️ Connecting two solar panels in parallel
- 🔌 Combining two PV strings
- ⚡ Feeding a combined connection to a charge controller
- 🔋 Connecting parallel panel strings to an inverter
- 🌾 Solar water-pumping installations
- 🏠 Home solar systems
- 🌍 Off-grid PV installations
The Suntree MC4 Y 2-Branch Connector Pair is designed for connecting two solar panel strings in parallel using standard MC4-compatible PV connections.
It is suitable for residential, commercial and off-grid solar systems where two panel branches need to be combined into a single positive and negative output. The connectors are rated up to 30A and 1000V DC and are built for outdoor solar installations.
☀️ Key Features
- 🔌 Connector Type: MC4 Y 2-Branch Pair
- ➕➖ Supplied as positive and negative branch connectors
- ⚡ Rated Current: Up to 30A
- 🔋 Rated Voltage: Up to 1000V DC
- 🛡️ Protection Rating: IP67 when properly connected
- 🌞 UV-resistant construction
- 🌧️ Suitable for outdoor solar installations
- 🔥 Flame-retardant PPO housing
- 🧲 Silver-plated copper contacts
- 📉 Low contact resistance for reduced power loss
- 🔒 Secure keyed locking connection
- ✅ TUV and UL certified
- 🏠 Suitable for home solar systems
- 🏢 Suitable for commercial PV installations
🔋 What It Is Used For
The Y-branch connectors allow two PV strings to be paralleled into one connection.
Typical uses include:
- ☀️ Connecting two solar panels in parallel
- 🔌 Combining two PV strings
- ⚡ Feeding a combined connection to a charge controller
- 🔋 Connecting parallel panel strings to an inverter
- 🌾 Solar water-pumping installations
- 🏠 Home solar systems
- 🌍 Off-grid PV installations
✅ Benefits
- Simple plug-and-connect installation
- No separate junction box needed for small two-branch connections
- Maintains standard MC4 compatibility
- Weather-resistant outdoor design
- Helps create clean and organised PV wiring
- Secure locking system
- Low electrical resistance
- Suitable for 4mm² and 6mm² solar cable
⚠️ Installation Notes
- ⚡ Confirm the combined current of the two branches remains within the connector and system ratings
- 🔴⚫ Maintain correct positive and negative polarity
- 🔌 Use genuine compatible MC4 connectors throughout the system
- 🛡️ Fully lock connections to maintain the IP67 seal
- 📏 Use correctly sized solar cable
- 🔥 Appropriate string fusing may be required when panels are connected in parallel
- 🚫 Never disconnect MC4 connectors under load
- 🔧 Installation should be carried out by a qualified solar technician
Technical details
Specifications
- 🏷️ Brand: Suntree
- 🔌 Type: MC4 Male/Female Y Branch Connector Pair
- ⚡ Rated Current: 30A
- 🔋 Rated Voltage: 1000V DC (TUV)
- 📐 Compatible Cable Size: 4–6mm²
- 📏 Compatible Cable Insulation Diameter: Approx. 3–6mm
- 🛡️ Protection Class: IP67
- 🌡️ Operating Temperature: -40°C to +90°C
- 📉 Contact Resistance: ≤0.3mΩ
- 🧱 Housing Material: Flame-retardant PPO
- 🧲 Contacts: Silver-plated copper
- ✅ Certifications: TUV / UL
Questions and answers
Before you order
What does a 2-branch MC4 connector do?
It combines two solar panel or PV string connections into one output, allowing parallel wiring.
What current can it handle?
It is rated for up to 30A.
What voltage is it rated for?
Up to 1000V DC under the listed TUV rating.
What cable sizes can it work with?
It is suitable for approximately 4–6mm² PV cable.
Is it waterproof?
Yes. When correctly mated, it is rated IP67.
Can I use it to connect solar panels in parallel?
Yes. That is its main purpose.
Does the pair include both positive and negative connectors?
Yes. The product is supplied as a pair for the positive and negative sides of the PV circuit.
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