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2 0 0 3 - Ma gnum E nergy , I nc.
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2 . I N S T A L L A T I O N
3 . I n s t a lla t io n ,
c o n t in u e d
B a t t e r y W ir in g
W A R N I N G : D u r in g t h e in s t a lla t io n a n d w ir in g p r o c e s s , c o v e r e x p o s e d b a t t e r y
c a b le e n d s w it h e le c t r ic a l t a p e t o p r e v e n t s h o r t in g t h e c a b le s .
NOT E : DO NOT connect the pos itive ca ble to the inverter a t this tim e.
Depending upon the ty pe of ba ttery y ou us e in the ins ta lla tion ( 6 or 1 2 V DC ) , the
ba tteries m us t be wired in s eries , pa ra llel or s eries / pa ra llel to prov ide 1 2 V DC . T he
interconnecting ba ttery ca bles m us t be s ized a nd ra ted ex a ctly the s a m e a s thos e
tha t us ed to connect the inv erter.
W hen connecting the ca ble to the ba ttery term ina l, ha rdwa re s hould be ins ta lled
in the following order: bolt, ring wa s her, ca ble lug, ( ba ttery term ina l) , ring wa s her,
lock wa s her, nut. T ighten term ina l connections to a t lea s t 1 0 to 1 2 foot pounds .
W hen two ca bles a re connected to a term ina l ( i. e., nega tive term ina l) , the ha rd-
wa re s hould be ins ta lled in the following order: bolt, ring wa s her, DC nega tiv e ca ble
lug, inv erter nega tiv e ca ble lug, ( ba ttery term ina l) , ring wa s her, lock wa s her, nut.
S e r ie s C o n n e c t io n
( m u lt ip le 6 V D C b a t t e r ie s t o c r e a t e a 2 4 V D C s t r in g )
A pa ra llel connection com bines overa ll ba ttery ca pa city by the num ber of ba tter-
ies in the s tring. E ven though there a re m ultiple ba tteries , the volta ge rem a ins the
s a m e. I n the ex a m ple on the nex t pa ge ( Figure 7 ) , four, 6 V DC , 2 2 0 AHr ba tteries
a re com bined into a s ingle s tring, res ulting in a 2 4 V DC , 2 2 0 AHr ba nk .
C onnect the pos itv e ba ttery term ina l to the nex t ba ttery 's nega tiv e term ina l
repea ting the s tep for the nex t 2 ba tteries .
C onnect the nega tive ba ttery ca ble ( B LAC K ) from the inv erter to the nega tive
term ina l of the end ba ttery.
C onnect the pos itive ( R E D) ba ttery ca ble from the inverter to the pos itive term i-
na l of the ba ttery a t the oppos ite end of the s tring.
NOT E : A fus e m us t be pla ced between the pos itive term ina l a nd the pos itive ( R E D)
ba ttery ca ble to the inverter.
Once the ba tteries a re com pletely wired a nd tes ted, coa t the term ina ls with a n
a pproved a nti- ox idizing s pray.
F ig u r e 5
B a t t e r y H a r d w a r e I n s t a lla t io n
Nut - Wa s her - Lug - Term ina l - Wa s her - B olt
Nut - Wa s her - Lug - I nv erter Term ina l
F ig u r e 6
I n v e r t e r H a r d w a r e I n s t a lla t io n
