Installation Guide

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Introduction

Depending on your inverter capacity, electrical appliances that use larger loads such as coffee

pots and hair dryers can be used for short durations. However, loads that are used for longer

periods (stoves, water heaters, etc.) can quickly drain your batteries and are not recommended

for inverter applications.

All electrical appliances are rated by the amount of power they consume (see Table 1-1). The rating

is printed on the product’s nameplate label, usually located on its chassis near the AC power cord.

Even though it is difﬁ cult to calculate exactly how long an inverter will run a particular appliance, the

best advice is trial and error. Your RD-E Series inverter has a built-in safeguard that automatically

protects your batteries from over-discharge.

Info: For optimum performance, a minimum battery bank of 200 AH is recommended

for moderate loads (<1000W) and greater than 400 AH for heavy loads (≥1000W).

Table 1-1, Typical Appliance Power Consumption

Device Load Device Load

Blender 400W Coffee Maker 1200W

Computer 300W Color TV 150W

VCR 40W Hair Dryer 1000W

Hot Plate 1800W Iron 1000W

Light (Flo) 10W Light (Inc) 100W

Microwave 1000W Refrigerator 500W