Specifications

OBSERVEPOLARITY
:NOTE CablesconnectingtheInvertertothebatteryare
designedtoachievemaximumefficiencyandoutputpower:
DCCABLESSHOULDNOTBEEXTENDED
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DCWIRING
INSTALLATION
•EnsuretheInverterhasnotbeendamagedintransit.
•Theunitmustbeplacedinawell-ventilatedandprotectedarea,not
totheopenenvironment,andfreefromcontaminates
(i.e.exhaustgases,sea
•Aspaceof10cmisneededoneachsideoftheInverterforadequate
transfer internalheat.
•TheInvertercanbemountedhorizontallyonatableorfloor.TheInverter
canalsobemountedonawall,takingnoteofthestickerbeingthe
correctorientation.
•Forbestperformance,theunitshouldbeplacedascloseaspossible,but
notdirectlyontopofthebatterySupply.
•TheInverterDCinputvoltageisstatedontheidentificationlabelofthe
Inverter.CheckthatitisthesamevoltageasthebatterySupply.
•TheInverterisdesignedtooperateonabatterySupplyonly.
•TheInverterisfittedwithacircuitbreakerinlinewiththeBattery Positive
Lead,whichmayreducetheneedforabatteryFuse.
•EnsuretheInverterisswitchedOFFbeforeconnectingtheDCsupply.
TurntheCircuitBreakerswitchtotheOFFposition.
•ConnecttheInverterDIRECTLYtothebatteryTerminalsforoptimal
performance.
•InputleadsmarkedRED=(positive),&BLACK=(negative).
•TheInvertermust beinstalledoutside
exposed
air,batterygases,dust).
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APPLIANCES
Someappliancesmayhavetroublerunningoninvertersduetothe
currentwaveformtheydraw.
Certainappliancedrawun-evenloadfroma.c.supplieswhichfroma
mainssupplymightbeOKbutwhenoperatingfromaninverteritmay
unbalancetheinternaltoroidaltransformerwhichcanshuttheinverter
down.Anexampleofanun-evencurrentwaveformisbelow
Someappliancesthatcancausethisissueare
•Variableheatguns/hairdryers
•Washingmachines/dishwashers
Thisisnottosaythattheaboveappliancesdon’twork,justaverysmall
amountofmodelsthatdrawveryunevencurrent.
Thisimbalancecanbeevenedoutbyapplyingmoreloadortryinga
differentmodel/brand.
IfyouarehavingtroublewithacertainappliancepleasecallLatronics
forfurtherassistance
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