{"title":"Cables \u0026 Accessories","description":"\u003cp\u003eMC4 extension leads and EZ1 parallel bus cables — the small parts that decide whether an install finishes in an afternoon or waits a week on a delivery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLength guidance is on each product page. The short version: measure the routed path, not the gap.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"apsystems-lte-usb-dongle","title":"APsystems LTE USB Dongle","description":"\u003cp\u003eA cellular connection for sites where Wi-Fi was never going to work. The LTE USB dongle gives your APsystems monitoring hardware its own independent path to the internet, over the mobile network, with no dependence on the building's router, password or uptime.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe problem it solves\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMonitoring assumes an internet connection, and a surprising number of solar sites do not have a usable one. Detached garages and barns sit well outside router range. New-build sites have an array commissioned months before broadband is installed. Rental properties have a network the installer has no business asking for credentials to. Remote ground mounts, pump stations and agricultural buildings often have no fixed line at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy it is not just a convenience\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA monitoring gateway that cannot reach the internet is an expensive local logger. The warranty claim you file two years from now depends on production history that was actually uploaded. So does the service call where you prove a module has been underperforming since installation. Connectivity is not a nice-to-have on the data side — it is the thing that makes the data exist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAlso useful when\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe homeowner changes their Wi-Fi password and the system silently drops offline\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eYou are managing systems under an O\u0026amp;M contract and want a connection you control\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe array is commissioned before the property is occupied\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSite wireless is congested or unreliable enough to cause data gaps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eBefore you order\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCheck LTE coverage at the equipment location, not at the street — equipment rooms, basements and metal outbuildings attenuate signal significantly. Confirm data plan requirements and carrier compatibility for your region, as these are not universal. Verify compatibility with your specific ECU model before ordering.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"APsystems","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43465671082032,"sku":"APS-LTE-DONGLE","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/3391\/6464\/files\/Dongle.png?v=1786088390"},{"product_id":"apsystems-ez1-dual-parallel-bus-cable-2m","title":"APsystems EZ1 Dual Parallel Bus Cable — 2m","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 2-metre parallel bus cable for chaining EZ1 microinverters onto a single AC circuit. If you are running more than one EZ1 on a balcony, patio or small ground mount, this is what links them without running a separate cord back to a separate outlet for each unit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat it does\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach EZ1 arrives with an AC cable terminating in a plug. Two inverters means two plugs and two outlets — quickly impractical on a balcony with one receptacle. The bus cable joins units in parallel so the group presents a single connection to the supply, which is both tidier and closer to how the system is meant to be wired.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eChoosing 2m over 4m\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo metres suits units mounted close together — a pair of inverters behind adjacent modules on the same rail, or a compact two-by-two array on a single frame. If your inverters sit at opposite ends of a longer run, or the modules are spread across a wider balcony, take the 4-metre version instead. Cable that is slightly too short is a problem you cannot solve on install day; cable that is slightly too long is just a neat coil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eBefore you order\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasure the actual routed path, not the straight line — cable follows the frame, goes around corners and needs a service loop at each connector. Also check the total load on the branch circuit before chaining multiple inverters onto one supply; the number of EZ1 units you can parallel is limited by that circuit, not by the cable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompatible with EZ1-series microinverters.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"APsystems","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43465671934000,"sku":"APS-EZ1-BUS-2M","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/3391\/6464\/files\/APsystems-EZ1-bus-cable_2m.jpg?v=1786088498"},{"product_id":"apsystems-ez1-dual-parallel-bus-cable-4m","title":"APsystems EZ1 Dual Parallel Bus Cable — 4m","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 4-metre parallel bus cable for EZ1 microinverters — the longer of the two options, for arrays where the units are not sitting side by side.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhen the extra length earns its place\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFour metres covers the layouts that two will not: modules split across a wide balcony, an L-shaped railing, a pair of frames either side of a doorway, or a small ground mount where the rows are separated by a walkway. It also covers the common case where the inverters end up further apart than the drawing suggested, because the mounting points that actually existed were not where you hoped.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe general rule on cable length\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuy the length you need plus a service loop, and do not buy a run so long that you are managing a coil of surplus. Excess cable on an outdoor array is not free — it needs securing, it collects water in the loop, and it gives wind something to work at over the years. That said, if you are genuinely between the two lengths, take the longer one. A short cable is a failed installation; a long one is ten minutes with cable ties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eBefore you order\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasure the routed path around the frame rather than the direct distance, and add slack at each connector. Check the branch circuit rating too — how many EZ1 units you can parallel is set by the circuit feeding them, not by the cable joining them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompatible with EZ1-series microinverters. Also available in 2m.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"APsystems","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43465672130608,"sku":"APS-EZ1-BUS-4M","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/3391\/6464\/files\/APsystems-EZ1-bus-cable_4m.jpg?v=1786088529"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/3391\/6464\/collections\/product-accessories.jpg?v=1786089619","url":"https:\/\/www.inchargesolar.com\/collections\/cables-accessories.oembed","provider":"InCharge Solar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}