Samlexpower PST-1000-12 Owner's manual - Section 8 |
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centerwhichisalsofedfromtheutilitypower/generator.Suchaconnection
willresultinparalleloperationandACpowerfromtheutility/generatorwill
befedbackintotheinverterwhichwillinstantlydamagetheoutputsection
of the inverter and may also pose a fire and safety hazard. If an electrical
breakerpanel/loadcenterisbeingfedfromtheutilitypower/generator
andtheinverterisrequiredtofeedthispanelasbackuppowersource,the
ACpowerfromtheutilitypower/generatorandtheinvertershouldfirstbe
fedtoamanualselectorswitch/AutomaticTransferSwitchandtheoutput
ofthemanualselectorswitch/AutomaticTransferSwitchshouldbecon-
nectedtotheelectricalbreakerpanel/loadcenter.
2.Topreventpossibilityofparallelingandseveredamagetotheinverter,never
useasimplejumpercablewithamaleplugonbothendstoconnecttheAC
outputoftheinvertertoahandywallreceptacleinthehome/RV.
Ac output connection through Ground Fault circuit interrupter (GFci)
Anun-intentionalelectricpathbetweenasourceofcurrentandagroundedsurface
isreferredtoasa“Groundfault”.Groundfaultsoccurwhencurrentisleakingsome-
where.Ineffect,electricityisescapingtotheground.Howitleaksisveryimportant.If
yourbodyprovidesapathtothegroundforthisleakage(dryhumanbodyhasalow
resistanceofonlyaround1Kohm),youcouldbeinjured,burned,severelyshocked
orelectrocuted.AGroundfaultCircuitInterrupter(GfCI)protectspeoplefromelectric
shockbydetectingleakageandcuttingofftheACsource.
TheACoutputofthisinverterisavailablethroughaNEMA5-20RGfCIDuplexRecepta-
cle.TheNeutralslotofthisreceptacle(longerrectangularslot)isinternallybondedto
the metal chassis of the inverter.
ThereisaGreenindicatorlightthatwillbelightedwhentheGfCIisoperatingnormally.
ThelightwillswitchoffiftheGfCIistripped.
TheGfCIisprovidedwiththefollowingbuttons:
- Reset Button:IncasetheGfCIistripped,itcanberesetbypressingthe
“ResetButton”.
NoTE:fortheResetButtontooperate,theinverterhastobeinoNcondition.
- test Button:ThisbuttonisusedtotestiftheGfCIisoperatingnormally.TesttheGfCI
periodically to ensure that it is operating normally.
TheGfCIwilltripduetothefollowingconditions:
- Leakageorgroundfault
- NeutraltoGroundbonding(connection)ontheloadsideoftheGfCI
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cAUtion!
DonotfeedtheoutputfromtheGfCIreceptacletoaBreakerPanel/Load
CenterwheretheNeutralisbondedtotheEarthGround.ThiswilltriptheGfCI.