Battery-Biz 5170 LED Indicators, Status of Indicator Lights Table, Light Color Status Result

O p e r a t i o n

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Operation

I n s t a l l a t i o n G u i d e l i n e s

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DC Wiring Options Continued

The ON/Off switch turns the TruePower Inverter to ON or to Off.

In the ON position, the Inverter /Fault LED light will illuminate Green. The TruePower begins inverting and provides modified sine wave power.

Some appliances and tools operate using larger electric motors, tubes or capacitors require an initial surge of power to start up. This extra surge of power required is often called the “peak load”, “starting load” or “surge capacity”. Once such a tool or appliance is started, it requires significantly less power to continue operation. This is commonly referred to the “continuous load” of power.

As a rule of thumb, most often the start up or surge load of the appliance or tool will determine if your TruePower inverter has the capability of running it. If the appliance or tool does not start the first try, attempt switching the appliance on every 2 seconds until

Figure 2) This wiring diagram displays a battery configuration for Medium- Duty applications. This configuration allows the inverter to only draw power from the auxiliary battery and keeps the vehicle start battery from being drawn upon.

*For an ABYC E-11 compliant installation, customer supplied fuse, 7" from battery

TruePower

POS NEG

to ground

deep cycle auxiliary battery	boat/vehiclebattery
*fuse
	isolator

from alternator or charger

the appliance turns on. If the appliance does not start after the 5th or 6th attempt, it may require a larger surge than your inverter provides.

LED Indicators:

The two indicator lights on the front panel of the inverter illustrate the operating status of the TruePower Inverter. See table 4 below.

Status of Indicator Lights Table

Light	Color	Status	Result
Power	Green	When the TruePower unit is on,	Can run your appliances through the
		the Inverter light illuminates.	Inverter from the battery.
Fault	Red	The Fault light illuminates	Can not run appliances as the AC output
		whenever there is a battery	is disabled in the inverter mode. Clear
		over-voltage fault condition (in	the fault condition. Reset the unit by
		excess of 15volts +/- 1volt), a	turning the ON/Off switch to Off and then
		low battery protection indicator	back to ON.
		(below 10volts +/- .5volts), an
		output overload condition
		The inverter is over a safe	The inverter may need to cool off for a

To obtain sufficient battery capacity, you may need to use more than one battery. Two identical batteries can be connected + to + and – to – in a parallel system, doubling capacity. We recommend that you do not connect batteries from different manufacturers, or with different amp-hour ratings in parallel as decreased battery life may result. See figure 3 below.

Figure 3) Displays 2 x 12volt batteries connected	positive
in a parallel system that doubles the capacity
and maintains the 12v voltage requirement of
your inverter. This battery bank requires a	negative
battery charging system.

If you are using different batteries, or need to use more that two batteries, we recommend that you set up two separate battery banks and use them alternately. Battery selector switches are available from Marine and RV Dealers which allow the user to select between two banks of batteries, or use both in parallel, or disconnect both banks from the load. Please see figure 4 below.

from alternator or charger

TruePower		isolator
POS	NEG

operating temperature.	period. Reduce load, duration of use if
	you have been using for a longer period
	of time. If it continues to be a problem,
	you may need to properly size your
	inverter to your application. Call our 1-
	800 Service line for additional help or
	service if problem persists.

battery selector switch	*fuse
Figure 4) Recommended Battery
Configuration for Heavy-Duty
Applications
	*fuse

bank #1bank #2

vehicle battery

to ground