Wagan AC INVERTERF - Manual (Page 4)

Industrial Line 5000 Watt Power Inverter by Wagan Tech
USER’S MANUAL — Please read before using this equipment.
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QUICK HOOK UP AND TESTING
If you would like to quickly hook up the power inverter
and check its performance before going ahead with your
installation, please follow these guidelines:
1. Unpack and inspect the power inverter, check to see
that the power switch in the OFF position.
2. Connect the cable to the power input terminals on
the rear panel of power inverter. The red terminal is
positive (+) and black terminal is negative (-).
Connect the cable into the terminals and tighten the
wing nut to clamp the wires securely.
3. Connect the cable from the negative terminal of the
inverter to the negative terminal of the power source.
Make a secure connection.
Caution
Loosely tightened connectors result in excessive
voltage drop and may cause overheated wires and
melted insulation.
4. Before proceeding further, carefully check that the
cable you have just connected connects from the
negative terminal of inverter to the negative output
terminal of the power source.
5. When connecting the inverter directly to your battery
terminals, it is important to connect with right polarity
(connect
♁ from inverter to ♁
of battery terminal
and connect
⊖
from inverter to
⊖ of battery terminal)
Warning
You may observe a spark when you make this
connection since current may flow to charge
capacitors in the power inverter. Do not make this
connection in the presence of flammable fumes, as
explosion or fire may result.
6. Set the power switch to the ON position. Check the
meters and indicators on the front panels of the
inverters. The voltage bar graph should indicate 11
to 14 volts, depending on the voltage of the power
source. If it does not, check your power source and
the connections to inverter. The other indicators
should be off.
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7. Set power inverter switch to the OFF position, the
indicator lights may blink and the internal alarm may
sound momentarily. This is normal. Plug the test
load into the AC receptacle on the front panel of the
inverter. Leave the test load switch off.
8. Set power inverter switch to the ON position and
turn the test load on, the inverter should supply
power to the load. If you plan to measure the true
output R.M.S. voltage of inverter, a meter such as
FLUKE 87A, BACKMAN 4410 or TRIPLETT 4200
must be used.
CAUTION:
• DO NOT USE THE INVERTER IN A POSITIVELY
GROUNDED VEHICLE.
RECOMMENDATION
• If the power inverter makes a beeping sound, turn
OFF the power inverter and disconnect all
appliances from inverter and disconnect the inverter
from power supply. The beeping sound is simply the
low battery warning, which indicates that the voltage
of the battery power supply is getting low. Please
restart the vehicle engine before operating the
power inverter.
• When you are not using the inverter, turn the power
switch to OFF and disconnect the inverter from
power supply.
• Disconnect the inverter when starting the vehicle’s
engine.
CAUTION:
THE FOLLOWINGS OPERATION WILL DAMAGE AND
VOID THE WARRANTY OF THE INVERTER:
• REVERSE POLARITY BY CONNECTING THE
WIRES TO THE INCORRECT TERMINALS.
• CONNECTING THE BATTERY CHARGER TO
REPLENISH BATTERY WITHOUT
DISCONNECTING THE INVERTER FIRST.
• CONNECTING THE INVERTER TO POWER
SOURCE GREATER THAN 15-VOLT DC.
• OPERATING THE INVERTER AND BATTERY IN
OR AROUND WATER.
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