Power and Protection Indicators

Operation

Power and Protection Indicators

The Power and Protection Indicators include, along with an audible alarm, an over temperature indicator, an amps meter, a volts meter and an overload indicator.

Over Temperature Indicator

Temperature Overload:

The indicator light will turn On, then the inverter will shutdown. The inverter will continue to check for appropriate temperature levels while trying to restart the load.

Temp. Overload

Volts Meter

The volts meter indicates the battery voltage level input.

For long term operation, the volts meter should remain in the green sections

of the bar graph. If the meter enters the red sections of the bar graph, the alarm will sound and inverter will shutdown. The inverter will continue to check for appropriate voltage levels while trying to restart the load.

Volts Meter

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Power and Protection Indicators

Operation

Amps Meter and Overload Indicator

Amps Meter:

The amps meter indicates the current drawn from the battery. It will not indicate the current drawn by other loads also connected to the battery. For long term operation, the amps meter should remain in the green sections of the bar graph.

Amps Meter

Current Overload:

The meter will enter the red section of the bar graph, the alarm will sound, the overload indicator light will turn On, then the inverter will shutdown. The inverter will continue to check for appropriate current levels while trying to restart the load.

Current Overload

NOTE A momentary sound of the internal alarm and/or flash of the indicators or meters is normal at start up.

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