Broken solar entry gland problem (1 Viewer)

[Red Dragon]

Some help please,I have a broken entry gland and have to fit a new one,my problem is I cannot access the cable to disconnect from the electroblock(EBL99) and the previous owner has totally bonded the panel to the supports so cannot access the cable from that end either.
My thought is to cut the cable from inside the top cupboard,firstly isolating the solar by covering it,and secondly to remove the solar fuse from the electroblock before cutting the cable, is this doable or have I to do other forms of isolation?
Thanks for any help received.
Steve
Moho is a Hymer Exsis i562.

 

[Lenny HB]

Yep that would work you will still have a connection to the regulator just work on one cable at a time to be completly safe, or you could fit a pair of MC4 connectors on the roof.

 

[jezport]

how broken is it?
cant it be repaired with sikaflex?

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[JeanLuc]

Bit surprised that you cannot access the EBL. If the panel is connected via a Schaudt regulator, can you not access that either, as the cable from the panel will go into the front of that.
Having said that, I had a leaking cable gland on my panel a few years ago. It wasn't broken but the seal had gone. My solution was to reseal the whole gland with a Sikaflex. It doesn't look very pretty but is does the job perfectly well.

 

[Red Dragon]

Yep that would work you will still have a connection to the regulator just work on one cable at a time to be completly safe, or you could fit a pair of MC4 connectors on the roof.

Thanks Lenny will reconnect inside the cupboard.

how broken is it?
cant it be repaired with sikaflex?

Beyond repair but thanks.

Bit surprised that you cannot access the EBL. If the panel is connected via a Schaudt regulator, can you not access that either, as the cable from the panel will go into the front of that.
Having said that, I had a leaking cable gland on my panel a few years ago. It wasn't broken but the seal had gone. My solution was to reseal the whole gland with a Sikaflex. It doesn't look very pretty but is does the job perfectly well.

Hi Jeanluc I can access the front of the EBL99 and disconnect there its under the passenger seat, but miles from the gland and would involve stripping half the van down which I don't fancy doing.
Would sooner cut the cable in the higher cupboard and reconnect using mc4's

 

[Lenny HB]

Bit surprised that you cannot access the EBL. If the panel is connected via a Schaudt regulator, can you not access that either, as the cable from the panel will go into the front of that.
Having said that, I had a leaking cable gland on my panel a few years ago. It wasn't broken but the seal had gone. My solution was to reseal the whole gland with a Sikaflex. It doesn't look very pretty but is does the job perfectly well.

When I fit panels I always seal the inside of the gland to the inside of the box with Sika and the cable entry on the outside with silicon, silicon allows the cable to be removed if needed.

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[Lenny HB]

Would sooner cut the cable in the higher cupboard and reconnect using mc4's

You can just use crimped butt connectors, that' what I did when extending the standard fit Hymer leads.