Troubleshooting Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table 5-1Troubleshooting reference

 

 

 

Problem

 

Possible Cause

 

Solution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AC appliance

 

Battery has discharged

 

Turn the AC Outlet On/Off switch

 

will not

 

to 10.5 V.

 

off and recharge the XPower

 

operate;

 

 

 

Powerpack.

 

audible alarm

 

 

 

Turn the AC Outlet On/Off switch

 

is sounding.

 

Inverter has

 

 

 

 

overheated due to poor

 

off and allow the XPower

 

 

 

ventilation or

 

Powerpack to cool for 15 minutes or

 

 

 

excessively warm

 

more. Clear blocked fan opening or

 

 

 

environmental

 

remove objects covering the unit,

 

 

 

conditions.

 

then restart the XPower Powerpack.

 

 

 

 

 

Move to a cooler environment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Over-

 

Inverter has

 

Turn off the AC Outlet On/Off

 

temperature

 

overheated due to poor

 

switch, and let the XPower

 

shutdown

 

ventilation or

 

Powerpack cool down.

 

 

 

excessively warm

 

 

 

 

 

environmental

 

 

 

 

 

conditions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alarm sounds

 

Internal battery is

 

Turn the AC outlet ON/OFF switch

 

 

 

nearly discharged.

 

OFF and recharge the XPower

 

 

 

(11.0 V).

 

Powerpack.

 

 

 

If you ignore this

 

 

 

 

 

warning, the XPower

 

 

 

 

 

Powerpack

 

 

 

 

 

automatically switches

 

 

 

 

 

off when the battery

 

 

 

 

 

reaches 10.5 V.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Run time is

 

Internal battery is not

 

Recharge using the AC Charger,

 

less than

 

fully charged.

 

until green Charging Status light is

 

expected.

 

 

 

steady.

 

 

 

AC appliance power

 

Check AC appliance power or

 

 

 

consumption is higher

 

wattage rating (or current draw for

 

 

 

than expected.

 

12 V DC appliances) and compare

 

 

 

 

 

with Table 3-1 on page 3–5 and

 

 

 

 

 

Table 3-2 on page 3–9.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Xantrex Technology 200 manual 1Troubleshooting reference

200 specifications

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