Xantrex Technology 975-0558-01-01 i manual Location, Cables for DC Input and Ground

Inverter Installation

Location

The XPower Inverter 1500 must only be installed in a location that is:

:

Dry	The inverter must be installed in a dry location not subject
	to moisture especially rain, spray, or splashing bilge water.
Cool	The inverter should not be exposed to metal filings or any
	other form of contamination.
Ventilated	The ambient air temperature should be between
	0 – 40 °C (32 – 104 °F) for best performance.
Safe	Ventilation openings on the inverter must not be
	obstructed. If the inverter is mounted in a tight fitting
	compartment, the compartment must be ventilated with
	cut-outs to prevent the inverter from overheating.
Close to	The inverter is not ignition-protected equipment, so it
battery	cannot be installed in areas containing gasoline tanks or
	fittings which require ignition-protected equipment.
	Xantrex recommends that it is safest not to install any kind
	of electrical equipment including the inverter in these
	areas.

Protected The inverter should be installed as close as possible to the from battery batteries, but not in the same compartment to prevent

gases corrosion. Avoid excessive cable lengths and use the recommended wire sizes. Xantrex recommends installing with cables sized to achieve less than 3% voltage drop on battery cables under full load. This will maximize the performance of the inverter.

Cables for DC Input and Ground

To operate safely and effectively, use low-resistance wiring between the battery and the inverter because the inverter receives high-current input from a low-voltage battery.

Run a chassis ground cable from the grounding point to the chassis ground screw on the inverter’s DC panel.

When purchasing cables for DC input and ground:

•Use a minimum No. 2 AWG for the DC input cable with a

•Maximum cable length of 1.5 meters (5 feet), measured one-way from battery terminal to inverter terminal.

•Use a matching cable size for ground cable. Terminate one end with an appropriately-sized ring connector.

•Use stranded copper wires, avoiding aluminum wires due to their higher-resistance rating.

•Have your DC input cables crimped and terminated with appropriately-sized ring connectors at the store of purchase.

Fuses (or Circuit Breakers)

Install only a DC-rated fuse (or a DC-rated circuit breaker) on the positive cable line as shown on Figure 4. When purchasing fuses (or circuit breakers), follow these recommendations.

•Select a fuse (or circuit breaker) with a maximum rating of 150 Adc.

•Determine the short-circuit current rating of the battery and

•Choose a battery fuse that can withstand the short-circuit current that may be generated by the battery.

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