Truecharge 10TB Owner’s Manual

4.4 Connecting the AC Wiring

Warning: Shock hazard. AC wiring must be disconnected from all electrical sources before handling. All AC wiring must be installed according to local and national electrical wiring codes. Xantrex recommends having the installation wired by a certified electrician.

The following table lists the standard AC wire color codes and the ring terminal color code required to terminate the wires inside the Truecharge. Use only wire that meets local and national AC wiring codes. The Truecharge is designed to operate from a grounded (3-wire) 120 volt AC circuit. The circuit must be protected by a 15 ampere circuit breaker, and any switch placed in series to switch AC power to the Truecharge must be in the “line” side of the circuit and must be rated for a minimum of 3 amperes.

Connect the AC wiring as follows. Refer also to Figure 1.

AC Circuit

14 AWG Stranded

#8 (4mm) Ring

Designation

Wire Color

Terminal Color Code

 

 

 

Line, or Hot

Black

Blue

 

 

 

Neutral

White

Blue

Ground, or Earth

Green or Green with

Blue

Yellow stripe

 

 

 

Table 2.

 

1.Run three 14 or 16 AWG wires, one of each color listed in Table 2, or an approved jacketed cable from the charger to the AC power source or AC distribution panel, and fasten neatly in place. Do not connect wires yet. Follow local code(s) regarding the use of conduit, wire loom or other wiring protection.

2.Insert the AC wires through the right hand wire clamp (previously installed in step 2, Section 4.3) and trim the wires so about 6" (15 cm) of length protrudes inside the Truecharge wiring compartment.

3.Strip 5/16" (8 mm) of insulation from wire ends, and crimp a ring terminal to each wire using the correct crimping tool recommended by the crimp terminal manufacturer. Use the correct size (color code) of ring terminal specified in Table 2.

4.Remove the 3 unused terminal block screws in the “AC Input” compartment. Using these screws, fasten the ring terminals attached to the Black “hot” wire to the “L” terminal, the White “neutral” wire to the

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