Samlexpower PST-1000-12 Owner's manual - Section 1 |
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safety Instructions
Preventing fire and explosion hazards
• Workingwiththeunitmayproducearcsorsparks.Thus,theunitshouldnotbeused
in areas where there are flammable materials or gases requiring ignition protected
equipment.Theseareasmayincludespacescontaininggasoline-poweredmachinery,
fueltanks,andbatterycompartments.
Precautions when working with batteries
• Batteriescontainverycorrosivedilutedsulphuricacidaselectrolyte.Precautions
shouldbetakentopreventcontactwithskin,eyesorclothing.
• BatteriesgenerateHydrogenandoxygenduringchargingresultinginevolutionof
explosivegasmixture.Careshouldbetakentoventilatethebatteryareaandfollow
the battery manufacturer’s recommendations.
• Neversmokeorallowasparkorflamenearthebatteries.
• Usecautiontoreducetheriskofdroppingametaltoolonthebattery.Itcouldspark
orshortcircuitthebatteryorotherelectricalpartsandcouldcauseanexplosion.
• Removemetalitemslikerings,braceletsandwatcheswhenworkingwithbatteries.
The batteries can produce a short circuit current high enough to weld a ring or the
liketometalandthuscauseasevereburn.
• Ifyouneedtoremoveabattery,alwaysremovethegroundterminalfromthebattery
first.Makesurethatalltheaccessoriesareoffsothatyoudonotcauseaspark.
SAFetY inStRUctionS - inVeRteR ReLAteD
Preventing Paralleling of the Ac output
TheACoutputoftheunitshouldneverbeconnecteddirectlytoanElectricalBreaker
Panel/LoadCentrewhichisalsofedfromtheutilitypower/generator.Suchadirect
connectionmayresultinparalleloperationofthedifferentpowersourcesandAC
powerfromtheutility/generatorwillbefedbackintotheunitwhichwillinstantly
damage the output section of the unit and may also pose a fire and safety hazard. If an
ElectricalBreakerPanel/LoadCenterisfedfromthisunitandthispanelisalsorequired
tobefedfromadditionalalternateACsources,theACpowerfromalltheACsources
(liketheutility/generator/thisinverter)shouldfirstbefedtoanAutomatic/Manual
Selector Switch and the output of the Selector Switch should be connected to the elec-
tricalBreakerPanel/LoadCenter.
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Topreventpossibilityofparallelingandseveredamagetotheunit,neverusea
simplejumpercablewithamaleplugonbothendstoconnecttheACoutput
oftheunittoahandywallreceptacleinthehome/RV.
Preventing Dc input over Voltage
ItistobeensuredthattheDCinputvoltageofthisunitdoesnotexceed16.5VDCfor