Xantrex Technology 813-1000-UL manual Testing the Gfci, Operating Several Loads at Once

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Inverter Operation

Testing the GFCI

Perform the following GFCI Test:

1.Turn the inverter on.

2.Plug a simple appliance, such as a lamp, in the GFCI outlet. Turn the lamp on.

3.Press the TEST button. Observe a clicking sound. The lamp turns off.

4.Press the RESET button all the way to the bottom until the button locks into position. The lamp turns back on.

IMPORTANT: Perform this GFCI test once a month to ensure continued functionality of the GFCI.

Operating Several Loads at Once

If you are going to operate several loads from the inverter, turn the loads on one at a time after you have turned the inverter on.

Turning loads on separately helps to ensure that the inverter does not have to deliver the starting current for all the loads at once, and will help prevent an overload shutdown.

Operating Limits

Power Output The XPower Inverter 1000 can deliver up to 1000 watts continuous. The wattage rating applies to resistive loads such as incandescent lights.

Input Voltage The allowable XPower Inverter 1000 input voltage ranges are shown in the following table:

Operating

Voltage Range

Comment

Condition

 

 

 

Normal

10–15 volts

n/a

 

 

 

Optimum

12–13 volts

n/a

Performance

 

 

 

 

 

Low voltage alarm

11 volts or less

The audible low battery alarm

 

 

sounds.

 

 

 

Low voltage

less than 10.5

The inverter shuts down to

shutdown

volts

protect the battery from being

 

 

over-discharged.

 

 

 

High voltage

15 volts or more

The inverter shuts down to

shutdown

 

protect itself from excessive input

 

 

voltage.

 

 

NOTE: Although the inverter

 

 

incorporates over-voltage

 

 

protection, it can still be damaged

 

 

if input voltage exceeds 16 volts.

 

 

 

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XPower Inverter 1000 Owner’s Guide

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