Designing Your Installation

Choosing an Appropriate Location

WARNING: Explosion or Fire Hazard

The XPower Plus contains components that tend to produce arcs or sparks. To prevent fire or explosion, do not install the inverter in compartments containing batteries or flammable materials, or in locations that require ignition-protected equipment.

WARNING: Fire Hazard

To reduce the risk of fire, do not cover or obstruct the ventilation openings. Do not install the XPower Plus in a zero- clearance compartment. Overheating may result.

The XPower Plus must only be installed in a location that is:

:

Dry

Do not allow water or other liquids to drop or splash on it.

Cool

Ambient air temperature should be between 32º F and

 

105º F (0º C and 40º C)—the cooler the better within this

 

range.

Ventilated

Allow at least 3 inches (7.5 cm) of clearance around the

 

inverter for air flow. Ensure that the ventilation openings on

 

the DC end and on the bottom of the unit are not obstructed.

Safe

Do not install the inverter in the same compartment as

 

batteries or in any compartment capable of storing

 

flammable liquids like gasoline.

Close to

Do not use excessive DC cable lengths: they increase wire

battery

resistance and reduce input power. Longer AC wires are

 

preferable to longer DC wires: wire resistance (and

 

therefore voltage drop) is less and the cost is lower.

Protected

Do not mount the inverter where it will be exposed to gases

from battery

produced by batteries. Battery gases are corrosive, and

gases

prolonged exposure to battery gases will damage the

 

inverter.

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