Samlexpower PST-100S-12E Owner's Manual - No Load Draw (Idle Current)
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indications For normal operation
WhentheinverterisoperatingnormallyandsupplyingACload(s),theLED(2)willbe
GREEN.Incaseofabnormaloperation,otherdisplaysandalarmswillbeactivated.
Please see under “Protections Against Abnormal Conditions” .
optional Wired Remote on/oFF control – Model Rc-15
AnoptionalwiredRemoteControlModel,No.RC-15,isavailabletoenableswitchingon
and off from a distance of 15 ft. The remote on / off control comes with 15 ft. cable. one
endoftheRemoteControlispluggedintothe6PositionModularJack(10)providedon
the inverter.
TousetheRemoteControl,theinverterisfirstrequiredtobeswitchedonfromtheoN/
offswitchonthefrontpanel.Now,theinvertercanbetoggledbetweenoN/off condi-
tions by pressing the push button on the remote control.
TheLEDontheremotecontrolwilllightwhentheinverterisintheoN condition
no Load Draw (idle current)
When the oN/offswitchisturnedon,allthecircuitryinsidetheinverterbecomesalive
andtheACoutputismadeavailable.Inthiscondition,evenwhennoloadisbeingsup-
plied(or,ifaloadisconnectedbuthasbeenswitchedoff),theinverterdrawsasmall
amountofcurrentfromthebatteriestokeepthecircuitryaliveandreadytodeliverthe
requiredpowerondemand.Thisiscalledtheidlecurrentorthenoloaddraw.Hence,
whentheloadisnotrequiredtobeoperated,turnoff the oN/off switch on the in-
verter to prevent unnecessary current drain from the battery.
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inFo
WhentheinverteristurnedoffusingtheoptionalRemoteControlRC-15,only
the final output section is turned off. The rest of circuits are still in standby
condition.Hence,eveninthisoffcondition,therewillbeanoloadcurrent.
Therefore,topreventanydrainfromthebattery,switchoftheinverterfromthe
on/off switch provided on the front panel of the inverter.