Xantrex Technology HF 1800, HF 1000 manual Inverter Loads, Overload Conditions, High Surge Loads

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Inverter Loads

Inverter Loads

The Freedom HF will operate most AC loads within its power rating of 1000 watts (Freedom HF 1000) or 1800 watts (Freedom HF 1800). However, some appliances and equipment may be difficult to operate, and other appliances may actually be damaged if you try to operate them with the Freedom HF. Please read “High Surge Loads” and “Trouble Loads” carefully.

Overload Conditions

 

There are two kinds of overload conditions:

 

• An overload warning and

 

• An overload shutdown.

Overload

When the Freedom HF’s AC load is approximately 100 W below the

Warning

overload shutdown limit of ~1000 W (Freedom HF 1000) and ~1800 W

 

(Freedom HF 1800), the audible alarm beeps once every two seconds and

 

the display screen shows a fault code E06.

Overload

When the Freedom HF’s AC load increases to near ~1100 W (Freedom

Shutdown

HF 1000) and ~2000 W (Freedom HF 1800), the audible alarm beeps

 

every second and the display screen shows a fault code E03. The Status

 

LED turns solid RED and in 30 seconds, both the unit and the display

 

screen will shut down to prevent damage to the inverter and protect the

 

battery from being over-discharged.

High Surge Loads

Some induction motors used in freezers, pumps, and other motor-operated equipment require high surge currents to start. The Freedom HF may not be able to start some of these motors even though their rated steady state current draw is within the inverter’s limits. The unit will shut down and indicate an overload shutdown.

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