Cobra Electronics CPI 2550 Troubleshooting Guide, Specifications, TroubleshootingGuide, Solution

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Troubleshooting Guide

Operation

TroubleshootingGuide

•Problem/Symptom

PossibleCauses

Solution

Low output voltage

Overload

Reduce the load.

 

No output voltage

Low input voltage

Recharge battery.

 

 

Check connections

 

 

and cable.

 

No outputvoltage

Thermal

Allow inverter

afterprolongeduse

shutdown

to cool off.

 

 

Reduce load,

 

 

continuous

 

 

operation input

 

 

current required.

 

 

Improve ventilation;

 

 

Makesure ventilation

 

 

openings in the

 

 

inverter are not

 

 

obstructed.

 

 

Reduce ambient

 

 

temperature.

 

No outputvoltage,

High input

Make sure

“Protect”indicator

voltage

the inverter is

lighted

 

connected to

 

 

12V battery.

 

 

Check regulation

 

 

of chargingsystem.

 

No output voltage

Short circuit

Check load for

 

 

proper operation.

 

 

 

No output voltage

Inverter

Turn inverter on.

 

 

switched off

 

 

 

No power

Check wiring

 

to inverter

to inverter.

 

 

Reverse

Observe

 

DC polarity

correct polarity.

 

Low battery alarm

Poor DC wiring

Check

on all the time

 

connections.

 

Poor battery

Make sure battery

 

condition

is fully charged.

Specifications

Operation

Specifications

Continuous output power (1 hour) . . . . . . . . . . . 2500W Surge rating (0.1 second) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5000W Peak efficiency (12V – 1⁄2 load) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > 88% Efficiency (full load, 12V) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > 83% No load current draw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . < 0.5A (12.6V) Output waveform (resistive load) . . . Modified sine wave Output frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58HZ – 62HZ Output voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109V – 120V Input voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.4VDC – 14.4VDC Alarm voltage (unload) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10.2V – 10.8V Shutdown voltage (unload) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2V – 9.8V Operating temperature range . . . . . . . . . . . . 0°C – 40°C

(32°F – 104°F) Storage temperature range . . . . . . . . . . . . -40°C – 85°C (-40°F – 185°F)

Protection . . . . . . . . . .Overload, short-circuit, overtemp, reverse polarity, under/over voltage

Notes

All protection is automatically recovered.

To protect the battery, if the unit needs to be restarted after low voltage protection, the voltage of DC input should be above 12V.

To extend the life of the fan, it will stop when there is no load. The speed of the fan increases as the load increases.

The unit is completely insulated in input and output for added safety.

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