User's Manual

REV03‐13
Note
• Looseconnectionscanresultinaseveredecreaseinvoltage,whichmaycausedamagetothewiresand
insulation.
• Failuretomakeaproperconnectionbetweentheinverterandthepowersourcewillresultinreverse
polarity.Reversepolaritywillblowtheinternalfusesintheinverterandmay
causepermanentdamageto
theinverter.Damagecausedbyreversepolarityisnotcoveredunderthewarran ty.
• MakingtheconnectionbetweenthePositiveterminalsmaycauseasparkasaresultofcurrentflowingto
charge capacitors within the inverter. This is a normal occurrence. Due to the possi bility
of sparking,
however, it isextremelyimportant thatboththe inverterandthe 12volt batterybepositionedfar from
any possible source of flammable fumes or gases. Failure to heed this warning could result in fire or
explosion.
• 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c onditions(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.
BlownAutomotiveFuses
Dependingonthemakeandmodelofyourautomobile,runningthepowerinverternearfullcapacityfromyour
cigarettelighterportma yresultinablownautomotivecigarettelighterfuse.Thisfusewillneed tobereplaced
withthesamesizefuse.Pleasenote,ablownautomotivefusewillnotcause
damagetoyourcarwiring.Toavoid
blowinganautomotivefuseinthissituation,donotoperatethepowerinverterover200wattsforextended
periodsoftimefromyourcigarettelighteror12voltpowerport.