Connecting the Equipment Ground

FIRE HAZARD

Never operate the Freedom HF without properly connecting the equipment ground. A fire hazard could result from improper grounding.

Failure to follow these instructions can result in death or serious injury.

The Freedom HF has a ground stud on the side of the unit as shown in Figure 3. Follow the guidelines in “Grounding Locations” to connect the inverter’s chassis to the ground.

Equipment

ground stud

Figure 3 DC Panel Connections

Basic Installation Procedures

Grounding Locations

You must connect the equipment ground stud to a grounding point—usually the vehicle’s chassis or DC negative bus ground—using recommended copper wire (if insulated then green insulation with or without one or more yellow stripes) or larger.

For recommended equipment ground cable size, see below.

only.

 

 

Table 3 Recommended Equipment Ground Cable size

installers

Recreational Vehiclea

 

No. 8 AWG

 

Minimum equipment ground cable size

 

 

Application

(Stranded cable is recommended)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marineb

No. 3 AWG (Freedom HF 1000)

qualified

 

No. 1/0 AWG (Freedom HF 1800)

 

 

 

NOTE: There are no restrictions

on length for the equipment ground cable.

 

 

a. Based on US National Electrical Code NFPA70, Article 551, par. 551-20c 2005 version.

by

b. Based on ABYC E-11 11.18 dated 07/03

 

 

In general, the equipment ground cable size must not be smaller than one

use

AWG size than the supply cable.

This guide for

 

 

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