Specifications

REV03‐13
• Ifthecables suppliedwithyour powerinverter aretoo short to allowfor placementofthe inverterin a
desiredlocation,see the lastpageofthis manual forrecommendedwiregaugesandlengthsto be used.
Thestepsoutlinedformakingtheconnectionandtherelatedsafetyprecautions
remainunchanged.
• Theaudiblealarmmaymake amomentary"chirp”whenthe inverteristurnedOFF (0).Thissamealarm
mayalsosoundwhentheinverterisbeingconnectedtoordisconnectedfromthe12‐voltpowersource.
• Use of an extension cord from the inverter to the
appliance or equipment being operated will not
significantlydecreasethepowerbeinggeneratedbytheinverter.Forbestoperatingresults,theextension
cordshouldbenomorethan50feetlong.
TelevisionandAudioSug gestions
Althoughtheseinvertersareshieldedandfilteredtominimizesignalinterf er ence,someinterferencewithyour
televisionpicturemaybeunavoidable,especiallywithweaksignals.However,herearesomesuggestionsthatmay
improvereception.
1. First,makesurethattelevisionantennaproducesaclearsignalundernormaloperatingconditions(i.e.,at
home
pluggedintoastandard110VACwalloutlet).Also,ensurethattheantennacableisproperlyshielded
andofgoodquality.
2. Changethepositionsoftheinverter,antennacablesandtelevisionpowercord.
3. Isolatethetelevision,itspowercordandantennacablesfromthe12‐voltpowersource
byrunningan
extensioncordfromtheinvertertothetelevisionset.
4. Coilthetelevisionpowercordandtheinputcablesrunningfromthe12‐voltpowersourcetotheinverter.
5. Attacha"FerriteDataLineFilter"tothetelevisionpowercord.Morethanonefiltermayberequired.
These
filtersareavailableatmostelectronicsupplystores.
Note
• Inexpensivesoundsystemsmayemita"buzzing"soundwhenoperatedwiththeinverter.Thisisdueto
inadequatefiltersinthesoundsystem.Thereisnosolutiontothisproblemshortofpurchasingasound
systemwithahigherqualitypowersupply.
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Operating a Microwave oven with Your Power Inverter
The power rating used with microwave ovens is the "cooking power" which qualifies as the power being
"delivered" to the food being microwaved. The actual operating power requirement rating is higher than the
cookingpowerrating.Thisisusuallyreferencedonthebackofthemicrowave.Iftheoperatingpowerrequirement
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cannotbefoundonthebackofthemicrowave,checktheowner'smanualorcontactthemanufacturer.
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BlownPowerInverterFuses
Yourpowerinverterisequippedwith30‐ampspadetypefuses.Withreasonablecareitshouldnotbenecessary
toreplacethesefuses.Mostblownfusesaretheresultofreversepolarityorashortcircuitwithintheapplianceor
equipmentbeingoperated.Ifthefusehappenstoblow,disconnectthe
applianceorequipmentimmediately,find
thesourceoftheproblem,repairit,andtheninstallanewfuse.
SourceofPower
Mostautomobileandmarinebatterieswillprovideanamplepowersupplytotheinverterfor30to60minutes
evenwhentheengineisoff.Actualtimemayvarydependingupontheageandconditionofthebattery,andthe
powerdemandbeingplacedonitbytheequipmentbeingoperated
withtheinverter.
Ifyoudecidetousetheinverterwhi le theengineisoff,werecommendthatyoustarttheengineeveryhourand