Samlexpower PST-1500-12 Owner's Manual - Section 2 |
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2.3 ADVANTAGES OF PURE SINE WAVE INVERTERS
• TheoutputwaveformisaSineWavewithverylowharmonicdistortionandcleaner
powerlikeUtility/Gridsuppliedelectricity.
• Inductiveloadslikemicrowaves,motors,transformersetc.runfaster,quieter
and cooler.
• MoresuitableforpoweringfluorescentlightingfixturescontainingPowerFactor
Improvement Capacitors and single phase motors containing Start and Run Capacitors
• Reducesaudibleandelectricalnoiseinfans,fluorescentlights,audioamplifiers,TV,
faxandansweringmachines,etc.
• Doesnotcontributetothepossibilityofcrashesincomputers,weirdprintoutsand
glitches in monitors.
2.4 SOME EXAMPLES OF DEVICES THAT MAY NOT WORK PROPERLY WITH
MODIFIED SINE WAVE AND MAY ALSO GET DAMAGED ARE GIVEN BELOW:
• Laserprinters,photocopiers,andmagneto-opticalharddrives.
• Built-inclocksindevicessuchasclockradios,alarmclocks,coffeemakers,bread-mak-
ers,VCR,microwaveovensetc.maynotkeeptimecorrectly.
• Outputvoltagecontroldeviceslikedimmers,ceilingfan/motorspeedcontrolmay
notworkproperly(dimming/speedcontrolmaynotfunction).
• Sewingmachineswithspeed/microprocessorcontrol.
• Transformer-lesscapacitiveinputpowereddeviceslike(i)Razors,flashlights,night-
lights,smokedetectorsetc.(ii)Somere-chargersforbatterypacksusedinhandpower
tools. These may get damaged. Please check with the manufacturer of these types of
devices for suitability.
• DevicesthatuseradiofrequencysignalscarriedbytheACdistributionwiring.
• Somenewfurnaceswithmicroprocessorcontrol/Oilburnerprimarycontrols.
• Highintensitydischarge(HID)lampslikeMetalHalideLamps.These may get dam-
aged. Please check with the manufacturer of these types of devices for suitability.
• Somefluorescentlamps/lightfixturesthathavePowerFactorCorrectionCapacitors.
The inverter may shut down indicating overload.
• InductionCooktops
2.5 POWER RATING OF INVERTERS
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INFO
Forproperunderstandingofexplanationsgivenbelow,pleaserefertodefini-
tions of Active / Reactive / Apparent / Continuous / Surge Powers, Power factor,
andResistive/ReactiveLoadsatSection2.1under“DEFINITIONS”.