Cover the Solar Panels While Setting Up?

[yamsack]

Hi all,<br>While I'm wiring up and connecting all of the components of my solar system, should I cover the solar panels, so that the electricity being generated isn't going to fry me while I'm still wiring stuff together?&nbsp; I was thinking maybe to just throw a dark cover over the panels while I'm working.<br><br>Secondly, the order that I was going to work is as follows:<br>1.&nbsp; wire the solar panels to the charge controller (12 gauge wiring)<br>2.&nbsp; wire the charge controller to the batteries (12 gauge wiring)<br>3.&nbsp; wire the batteries together (4 gauge wiring)<br>4.&nbsp; and finally, wire the batteries to the inverter (4 gauge wiring)<br><br>Is this order OK, or should I do this in a different order?&nbsp; Thanks everyone.<br><br>