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XP250 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL
Manufacturer of UL Listed Products
Page 1: ...ack Newell Blvd North Fort Worth Texas 76118 7100 817 595 4969 voice 817 595 1290 fax 800 886 4683 toll free website www exeltech com XP250 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL Manufacturer of UL Listed Products ...
Page 2: ...ed or converted to any electronic or machine readable form in whole or in part without prior written approval of Exeltech Inc Acknowledgments Project Management Ben Baker and John Goetz Writing Gary Chemelewski and David Bond Copy Editing Ben Baker Art Photography and Layout John Goetz May 2002 Exeltech 7317 Jack Newell Blvd North Fort Worth Texas 76118 7100 ...
Page 3: ...XP250 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL Page 2 Introduction 1 0 Standard Features 2 0 Installation 3 0 Operation 4 0 Appendix A Appendix B page 3 page 5 page 7 page 10 page 11 page 12 Table of Contents ...
Page 4: ...any inverter on the market today They are extremely low in total harmonic distortion specified to 2 and typically better than 1 5 Total harmonic distortion is typically 0 8 to 0 9 Remaining distortion is a result of residual switching noise which amounts to a very clean 25 KHZ sine wave superimposed on the fundamental output No significant harmonics of 25 KHZ exist This spectral purity will exist ...
Page 5: ...a spectrally pure output with any load due to a specially designed non linear control loop in the primary DC to DC converter This circuitry is one of three circuits that protect the inverter from any overload condition These inverters are capable of exceeding their rated power by 10 for a limited time The inverter s capability at this level is primarily dependant upon temperature If output power i...
Page 6: ...cle located on the front panel Additionally may be hard wired to appliance load using connections furnished on the six pole plug in connector located under rear cover inverters have an receptacle located on the front panel convection cooled located on the front panel will be ON when inverter is powered up and DC power is available produces an audible alarm if DC input voltage falls to a level with...
Page 7: ...g It will provide its full rated output up to the temperature listed in the specification sheet If it is subjected to higher ambient temperatures or air circulation is blocked the inverter may overheat If the LOWBATT THERM buzzer sounds immediate action is required or the inverter will shut down Either reduce load or provide more cooling in the immediate environment If no action is taken the inver...
Page 8: ...d to earth ground through the external ground connector located on the unit The negative or positive terminal of the battery DC source must be bonded to earth ground it is recommended that it be to the same earth ground used for AC ground Refer to the figure below for wiring illustration Before any connections are made to the unit or system be sure to disconnect the battery terminals Always discon...
Page 9: ...ls can be mounted in several positions Best position vertical Second best vertical with inverter front facing up Third horizontal The XP 250 will perform best when mounted vertically T h i s w i l l a l l o w w a r m a i r t o r i s e t h r o u g h vent holes on top drawing cool air through vent holes on the bottom Inverter should be mounted as close to the battery as possible Shorter wire has les...
Page 10: ...ion from the rear panel terminal labeled REMOTE to one pole of a small toggle switch Then from the other pole of toggle switch make a connection to battery negative Make sure the toggle switch is off in order for the Remote On Off switch to operate inverter On Off switch on the front panel must be off If the appliance load will be hard wired to the inverter instead of or in addition to the outlets...
Page 11: ... be off for the inverter to turn off Check Input Power Requirements of the appliance Make sure that it is less than Rated Output Power of the inverter If more than one appliance will be run simultaneously the sum of their Input Power Requirements must be less than Rated Output Power of the inverter If appliance load has been hard wired to the barrier terminal strip as illustrated in Appendix B the...
Page 12: ...T XP 250 12VDC MODEL Input Power Requirements Recommended Input Wire Sizes For Variable Distances from the Battery 8 AWG LESS THAN 5 4 AWG LESS THAN 10 4 AWG LESS THAN 15 2 AWG LESS THAN 20 XP 250 24VDC 12 AWG 10 AWG 8 AWG 6 AWG XP 250 48VDC 18 AWG 16 AWG 14 AWG 14 AWG XP 250 66VDC 18 AWG 18 AWG 16 AWG 16 AWG XP 250 108VDC 18 AWG 18 AWG 18 AWG 18 AWG Note The table specifies standard wire sizes no...
Page 13: ...isconnect all DC power to installation wiring Be sure to disconnect batteries and chargers Make all connections to the inverter BEFORE connecting DC power to the battery Inverter Battery DC Toggle Switch See Appendix A Normally Open Contacts Inverter Battery Relay Coil Relay DC Toggle Switch Low Current APPENDIX B XP 250 Rear View AC DC Connections BAT BAT CHASSIS LINE NEUT REMOTE Insert 2 pole fe...
Page 14: ...L Document subject to change without notice 931 X21M 0G MAY 24 2006 7317 Jack Newell Blvd North Fort Worth Texas 76118 7100 817 595 4969 voice 817 595 1290 fax 800 886 4683 toll free website www exeltech com Made in the USA 9 3 1 X2 1 M 0 G ...
