Xantrex Technology 1500 manual Obtaining a Battery Replacement, WARNING Personal injury

WARNING: Personal injury

To avoid potentially serious injury, follow these precautions when working with batteries:

•Someone should be within range of your voice or close enough to come to your aid when you work near a lead-acid battery.

•Have plenty of fresh water and soap nearby in case battery acid contacts skin, clothing, or eyes.

•Wear complete eye protection and clothing protection. Avoid touching your eyes while working near batteries.

•If battery acid contacts skin or clothing, wash immediately with soap and water. If acid enters your eye. immediately flood it with running cold water for at least twenty minutes and get medical attention.

•Keep a supply of baking soda on hand in the area of the batteries. Baking soda neutralizes lead-acid battery electrolyte.

•NEVER smoke or allow a spark or flame in vicinity of the engine or batteries.

•Be extra cautious to reduce the risk of dropping a metal tool on the battery. It might spark or short-circuit the battery or other electrical parts that may cause an explosion.

•Remove personal metal items such as rings, bracelets, necklaces, and watches when working with a lead-acid battery. When a short circuit if created, a lead- acid battery can produces a current high enough to weld a ring or the like to metal, causing a severe burn.

Obtaining a Battery Replacement

The internal battery pack in your XPower 1500 is either version A or version B as described below:

(A)Three separate 17 amp-hour batteries, each with a positive and negative terminal visible, connected in parallel with cables.

or

(B)A single 51 amp-hour battery pack with only one positive and one negative terminal showing. There are different options for battery replacement depending on which battery pack version is in your XPower 1500.

If your XPower 1500 has version A, replace the three existing batteries with three new, sealed, lead acid, AGM type batteries. In addition to the factory installed 17 amp-hour batteries, you may also use other approved batteries as listed below. These batteries are available in most areas from stores that specialize in higher amperage, deep cycle batteries.

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