5Powering AC Electrical Products

5.1 General Information

Portable Power 250 is capable of powering most 110-voltAC products and equipment that use 230 watts or less. Its AC output waveform, called a “quasi-sine wave” or “modified sine wave”, is designed to function similarly to the sine wave shape of utility power.

CAUTION: Do not use Portable Power 250 with the following equipment:

•Small battery operated products such as rechargeable flashlights, some rechargeable shavers, and night-lights that are plugged directly into an AC receptacle to recharge.

•Certain battery chargers for battery packs used in hand power tools. These chargers will have a warning label stating that dangerous voltages are present at the charger’s battery terminals.

The power, or “wattage”, rating of AC products is the average power they use. During the first moments after they are switched on, many products such as televisions, monitors, and products with motors, consume much more power than their average rating. Although this product can supply momentary surge power greater than 250 watts, some products may exceed its capabilities and trigger the inverter’s safety overload shutdown circuit. See details in Section 5.3 for the reset procedure.

5.2Connecting Your AC Electrical Products

The following steps assume you have fully charged Portable Power 250’s battery. (See Section 8.)

1.Open the protective covering on the unit’s right side. Turn on the AC Outlet ON/OFF Switch. In the ON state, the switch illuminates indicating AC power is available at the AC outlet. See Figure 1 in Section 3.1.

2.Plug the AC product you wish to operate into the AC outlet and switch the product on. The product should operate normally, just as it would if plugged into a wall receptacle.

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