Xantrex Technology 3000 manual Installing the inverter, Safety Instructions

Installation

Installing the inverter

Do not proceed with the installation of your inverter until you have read the section, “Designing Your Installation” on page 3–1. The more thorough your planning, the better your power needs will be met to achieve maximum performance from your inverter.

Safety Instructions

Before you start to install the inverter:

•Review the “Important Safety Instructions” on page v.

•Do not attempt your own AC wiring unless you have the knowledge, tools, and experience to do a safe job. A licensed electrician can install the inverter if you do not wish to do your own wiring.

•Read and follow all Warnings and Cautions in this chapter.

Installation Tools and Materials

Tools

•Wire stripper

•Wrench for DC terminals

•Screwdriver

•Crimping tool for fastening lugs and terminals on DC cables. (You may find it more convenient to have the crimp connectors installed onto the DC cable by the store that sells you the cable and/or connectors.)

Materials

The following checklist is a general list of required materials. Optional components are indicated by an *.

•Four corrosion-resistant fasteners sized #10 or larger for mounting the inverter

•Copper DC input cable as calculated in Table 3-1, “Recommended DC Input Wire Sizes & Lengths” on page 3–6

•Two 5/16" ring terminals sized for the cable diameter (or box-lug terminals) to connect the DC cables to the DC cabling terminal

•Lugs and terminals to connect the DC cables that connect to the battery fuse holder(s) and disconnect switch

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