Samlex Europe PST-15S-12E Owner's Manual - Safety Instructions
Please read these instructions before installing or operating the inverter to prevent
personal injury damage to the inverter
GENERAL
Installation and wiring compliance
- Installation and wiring must comply with the local and national electrical codes and must
be done by a certified electrician
Preventing electrcal shock
- Always connect the grounding connection on the inverter to the appropriate grounding
system.Disassembly / repairs should be carried out by qualified personnel only
- Disconnect all AC and DC side connections before working on any circuits associated
with the inverter. Turning the on/off switch on the inverter to off position may not entirely
remove dangerous voltages. Be careful when touching bare terminals of capacitors.
- The capacitors may retain highlethal voltages even after the power has been removed.
Discharge the capacitors before working on the circuits.
Installationenvironment
- The inverter should be installed indoor only in awell ventilated, cool, dry environment
- Do not expose to moisture, rain, snow or liquids of any type.
- To reduce the risk of overheating and fire, do not obstruct the suction and discharge
openings of the cooling fans. To ensure proper ventilation, do not install in a low
- clearance compartment.
Preventing fire and explosion hazards
Working with the inverter may produce arcs or sparks. Thus, the inverter should not be
used in areas where there are inflammable material or gases requiring ignition protected
equipment. These are as may include spaces containing gasoline powered machinery,
fuel tanks, battery compartments.
Precaution when working with batteries.
- Batteries contain very corrosive diluted sulphuric acid as electrolyte. Precautions
schould be taken to prevent contact with skin, eyes or clothing.
- Batteries generate hydrogen and oxygen during charging resulting in evolution of explosive
gasmixture. Care should be taken to ventilate the battery area and follow the battery
manufacturer’s recommendations.
- Never smoke or allow a spark or flame near the batteries.
- Use coution to reduce the risk of dropping a metal tool on the battery. It could spark
or short circuit the battery or other electrical parts and could cause an explosion.
- Remove metal items like rings, bracelets and watches when working with batteries.
The batteries can produce a short circuit current high enough to weld a ring or the
like to metal and thus cause a severe burn.
- If you need to remove a battery, always remove the ground terminal from the battery first.
Make sure that all the accessories are off so that you do not cause a spark.
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