Samlexpower PST-1000-12 Owner's manual - Section 9 |
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Operation
no Load Draw (idle current)
When the oN/offswitchisturnedon,allthecircuitryinsidetheinverterbecomesalive
andtheACoutputismadeavailable.Inthiscondition,evenwhennoloadisbeingsup-
plied(or,ifaloadisconnectedbuthasbeenswitchedoff),theinverterdrawsasmall
amountofcurrentfromthebatteriestokeepthecircuitryaliveandreadytodeliver
the required power on demand. This is called the "idle current" or the "no load draw".
Hence,whentheloadisnotrequiredtobeoperated,turnoff the oN/off switch on
the inverter to prevent unnecessary current drain from the battery.
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WhentheinverteristurnedoffusingtheoptionalRemoteControlRC-15A,
some control circuitry in the inverter is still alive and will draw very low current.
Therefore,topreventanydrainfromthebattery,switchofftheinverterfrom
theoN/offswitchprovidedonthefrontpaneloftheinverter.