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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la st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ma y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Suggestions

Althoughtheseinvertersareshieldedandfilteredtominimizesignalinterference,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in verter,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