4Patriots Patriot Power Generator 1800, User Manual

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warranty, damage the unit, and may expose the battery to unsafe
charging and discharging conditions, which may lead to serious
injury or death.
18. The Patriot Power Generator will not function after I
charged it with two solar panels, a windmill and the AC
120V charger simultaneously
• The Patriot Power Generator is a versatile and adaptable product
and is able to take a charge from most modern sources. We have
designed your Patriot Power Generator to accept all charges
possible up to 20 amps @ 12V through the DC input and 4 amps
@ 100- 240V through the AC input. If the incoming current
surpasses these limits, the Patriot Power Generator will reject
each offending source. If you knowingly attempt to overcharge the
battery, it may damage it, voiding the warranty, and creating an
unsafe environment that includes a risk of serious injury or death.
• The number of charging sources does not matter as much as the
amount of charge being put in. If you could theoretically connect
the Patriot Power Generator to 100 solar panels that each have
an output of 4 amps @ 12V and the system would only accept 10
amps @ 12V of the 400 amps @ 12V that are available. Attempting
to concentrate 400 amps 400 amps @ 12V into an insufficient
cable diameter (i.e., the diameter of the cables that connect to the
Patriot Power Generator), will result in a severe risk of overheating,
electrical shock and possibly death. The Patriot Power Generator
can, however, accept all of the charge from three 4-amp @ 12V
solar panels.
• Always balance the currents you are putting in and taking out of the
Patriot Power Generator. This is a sure way to know you are treating
your Patriot Power Generator in a way that will prolong the battery
life, keep in- warranty, and give you many years of extensive use.
• Should you encounter further trouble please contact our customer
service department (see Contact Information on page 2).
• Caution: The Patriot Power Generator will NOT accept a charge from
both AC and DC sources at the same time. The AC charge alone will
max the charging capacity of your unit. If you attempt to charge the
unit too quickly by adding a DC charging source, the unit will stop all
charging (AC and DC) to protect itself.