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Samlexpower SA-1500 Series User Manual

Manual is about: Pure Sine Wave Inverter

Summary of SA-1500 Series

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    3 sa-1500 series pure sine wave inverter user’s manual.

  • Page 2: Contents

    2 contents 1. Important safety instructions……………………………………………… 1-1 general safety precautions……………………………………………. 1 1-2 precautions when working with batteries…………………………….. 1 2. Features………………………………………………………………………… 2-1 application………………………………………………………………. 2 2-2 electrical performance…………………………………………………...

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    1 1. Important safety instructions 1-1. General safety precautions 1-1-1. Do not expose the inverter to rain, snow, spray, bilge or dust. To reduce risk of hazard, do not cover or obstruct the ventilation openings. Do not install the inverter in a zero-clearance compartment. Overheating may result. ...

  • Page 4: 2. Features

    2 2. Features pure sine wave output (thd output frequency: 50 / 60hz switch selectable low power “power saving mode” to conserve energy rs - 232c interface / remote controls port built-in voltage and watt meter thermostatically controlled cooling fan advanced microprocessor protection: input low vol...

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    3 2-2. Electrical performance specification model no. Item sa-1500-112 sa-1500-124 continuous output power 1500w surge rating 2000w input voltage 12v 24v output voltage 100 / 110 / 115 / 120v +/- 5% frequency (switch selectable) 50 / 60hz +/- 0.05% peak output current 25a efficiency (full load) 85% ...

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  • Page 7: 3. Introduction

    5 3. Introduction this power inverter series is the member of the most advanced line of mobile ac power systems available. To get the most out of the power inverter, it must be installed and used properly. Please read the instructions in this manual before installing and using this model. 3-1. Front...

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    6 3-1-4. Battery voltage indicator the ac load watt bar graph indicates the power drawn from the power inverter by the load. For long term operation, the watt indicator should remind in the green & orange area of the bar graph. Short term operation is possible with watt indicator in the red area. If...

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    7 north america (gfci) north america (nema 5-15r) continental european (schuko) australia / new zealand united kingdom universal.

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    8 3-2. Rear panel operations 3-2-1. Ventilation openings do not obstruct, allow at least 3 inch for air flow. 3-2-2. Dc terminals connect to 12v / 24 v battery or the other power sources. 【+】is positive, 【-】is negative. Reverse polarity connection will blow internal fuse and may damage inverter perm...

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    9 3-2-3. Rs-232c connect to remote control unit (option accessory) or taken remote controlled working status by computer. 3-2-4. Connect chassis ground terminal to earth or to vehicle chassis using #8 awg wire. 3-3. Protection feature model dc input over temperature protection over voltage under vol...

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    10 3-4. Installation where to install. The power inverter should be installed in a location that meets the following requirements: 3-4-1. Dry － do not allow water to drip or splash on the inverter. 3-4-2. Cool － ambient air temperature should be between 0˚c 3-4-3. Safe － do not install in a battery ...

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    11 3-5. Making dc wiring connections follow this procedure to connect the battery cables to the dc input terminals of the inverter. Your cables should be as short as possible (ideally, less than 6 feet / 1.8 meters) enough to handle the required current in accordance with the electrical codes or reg...

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    12 also, use only high quality copper wiring and keep cable length short, a maximum of 3- 6 feet..

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    13 3-6. Ac safety grounding during the ac wiring installation, ac input and output ground wires are connected to the inverter. The ac input ground wire must connect to the incoming ground from your ac utility source. The ac output ground wire should go to the grounding point for your loads (for exam...

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    14 3-7. Inverter operation to operate the power inverter, turn it on by using the on/off switch on the front panel. The power inverter is now ready to deliver ac power to your loads. If you are operating several loads from the power inverter, turn them on separately after the inverter has been turne...

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    15 3-7-5. Set the power switch to the on position. Check the meters and indicators on the front panel of the inverter. The voltage bar graph should indicate 11 to 14 volts (22 to 28v when 24v version is used) depending on the voltage of the power source. If does not, check your power source and the ...

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    16 3-8. Power output: the inverter will operate most ac loads within its power rating. When deeming whether a microwave oven can be operated by the inverter, remember that the power commonly advertised for microwave ovens are the cooking power (the power delivered to the food) not the power actually...

  • Page 19: 4. Troubleshooting Guide

    17 4. Troubleshooting guide problems and symptoms possible cause solutions low output voltage using average reading voltmeter use true rms reading meter and cable. See page 15 point 3-7-7. Of manual load led bar flash overload reduce load. No output voltage low input voltage recharge battery, and vo...

  • Page 20: 5. Maintenance

    18 5. Maintenance very little maintenance is required to keep your inverter operating properly. You should clean the exterior of the unit periodically with a damp cloth to prevent accumulation of dust and dirt. At the same time, tighten the screws on the dc input terminals. 6. Warranty we warrant th...

  • Page 21: 7. Appendix A

    19 7. Appendix a 7-1. Dip switch (110v) s1 s2 vout (vac) s3 freq. (hz) s5 s6 baud rate on on 100 on 50 on on 1200 off on 110 of 60 off on 2400 on off 115 ------ ------ on off 4800 off off 120 ------ ------ off off 4800 ※ s4 is unavailable.

  • Page 22: 8. Appendix B

    20 8. Appendix b 8-1. Operations of rs232 serial port 8-1-1. Hardware design ： this unit uses a 9-pin d connector and three of rs232 signal lines ： receive data (rxd) ：pin2 transmit data (txd) ： pin3 data terminal ready (dtr) ：pin4 8-1-2. The connection between this unit and a computer is as follows...

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    21 8-2. Interface command： the buffer size used for the rs232 port is 12-bytes. This unit will ignore all bytes more than this value. During transmission, this unit (inverter) will indicate it is ready to receive data from computer by the dtr line. A computer has to check the dtr line before sending...

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    22 8-2-2-2. Command format this unit supports the following commands. There should always be a cr (0dh) and a lf (0ah) appended to the command while sending the command to his unit. 8-2-2-3. Pwrs command ： power saving function control format ： pwrs illustration ：a space (ascll code 20h) is needed b...

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    23 8-2-2-5. To query status command format ：stus? Illustration ：don’t need to add any of parameter. To respond the result be hexadecimal code replaced by 2 ascll codes that is between 00 ~ ff (0~255), then convert the hex code to the binary digit after obtaining 8 bytes digit that can be one of foll...

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    24 8-2-2-6. To query battery level command format ：batt? Illustration ：don’t need to add any of parameter. To respond the result be hexadecimal code replaced by 2 ascll codes and is between 00 ~ 0b, then convert into decade digit after obtaining a digit, between 0 ~ 11, that can be one of following ...

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    25 8-2-2-7. To query load level command ： format ：load? Illustration ：don’t need adding any of parameter. Respond ：the same as batt? Can be one of following hex code decade code indication 00 0 load 01 1 load 02 2 load 03 3 load 04 4 load 05 5 load 06 6 load 07 7 load 08 8 load 09 9 load 0a 10 load ...

  • Page 28: 9. Appendix C

    26 9. Appendix c 9-1. Remote control operations: ( optional accessory ) system configuration: 9-1-1. Plug the 9-pin d-sub connector of the remote controller in the rs-232 port of the inverter. 9-1-2. Check the setting of dip-sw s5 & s6, the communication baud rate should be set to 4800bps (s5 & s6 o...

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    27 operations: 9-1-4. Set slide sw “on” (keypads will not work if slide sw is set “off”) 9-1-5. Remote on/off ：pressing a button (and releasing in one second) will change (toggle) the output on/off mode and the display of leds will be changed accordingly. 9-1-6. Operations of power saving mode ： pre...

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    28 9-2. Power saving mode microprocessor based sine wave inverter s-1500 series enabling and disabling power saving mode 9-2-1. When an inverter is powered on and is running in idle condition ( there is no load or the load connected to the inverter has been switched off ), it will still draw some po...

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    29 9-2-4-2. The power saving “sleep” mode is enabled in either of the following indications (when inverter is in on condition): the green led flashing sequence is: flash-flash-gap-flash-flash-gap… (power saving “sleep” mode, idle condition or no load) . The green led is continuously lighted (power s...

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    30 9-2-6. Power saving “sleep” mode, disabled 9-2-6-1. The front plate has a green led marked “power saving” for indication of enable state of power save “sleep” mode (here- in-after referred to as the green led). 9-2-6-2. The power saving “sleep” mode is disabled when the green led marked “power sa...

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    31 switch on the front plate of the inverter is done as follows: this procedure acts as a toggle i.E. If the inverter was in enabled state before the procedure, it will switch to disabled state after the procedure. Likewise, if it was in disabled state before the procedure, it will switch to enabled...

  • Page 34: Samlex America Inc.

    32 samlex america inc. 110-17 fawcett road, coquitlam, bc, v3k 6v2 canada toll free phone: 1-800-561-5885 toll free fax: 1-888-814-5210 general inquiries: samlex@samlexamerica.Com www: http://www.Samlexamerica.Com sa-1500_manual_mar2010