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3 . I n s t a lla t io n ,
c o n t in u e d
A C W ir in g
W A R N I N G : D e - e n e r g iz e a ll s o u r c e s o f p o w e r in c lu d in g b a t t e r ie s ( D C ) , g r id
p o w e r ( A C ) , a n d A C g e n e r a t o r ( if a p p lic a b le ) .
A C w ir in g m u s t b e p e r f o r m e d b y a q u a lif ie d p e r s o n o r lic e n s e d
e le c t r ic ia n .
D O N O T c o n n e c t t h e in v e r t e r ’ s o u t p u t t o a n A C p o w e r s o u r c e .
W A R N I N G : R is k o f e le c t r ic s h o c k . U s e o n ly t h e g r o u n d - f a u lt c ir c u it
in t e r r u p t e r [ r e c e p t a c le s ( s ) o r c ir c u it b r e a k e r ( s ) ] s p e c if ie d in t h e
in s t a lla t io n a n d o p e r a t in g in s t r u c t io n s m a n u a l s u p p lie d w it h t h e
in v e r t e r . O t h e r t y p e s m a y f a il t o o p e r a t e p r o p e r ly w h e n c o n
n e c t e d t o t h is in v e r t e r e q u ip m e n t .
G r o u n d - f a u lt c ir c u it in t e r r u p t e r s m u s t b e in s t a lle d in t h e
v e h ic le ’ s w ir in g s y s t e m t o p r o t e c t a ll b r a n c h c ir c u it s .
C A U T I O N : D O N O T p la c e A C c a b lin g in t h e s a m e c o n d u it w it h D C c a b lin g .
NOT E : R ea d a ll ins tructions a nd ca utiona ry m a rk ings loca ted a t the beginning of this
m a nua l a nd in the pre- ins ta lla tion s ection, before ins ta lling the inv erter a nd
ba tteries .
T he m inim um wire s ize for a ll R D S eries m odels m us t be # 1 0 AW G . T he
ins ta ller m us t prov ide the a ppropria te circuit protection for the wire s ize us ed.
R efer to a ppropria te electrica l codes for wire s izing a nd circuit protection.
A C I n p u t ( S h o r e P o w e r ) R o u t in g
R oute a 3 0 a m p s erv ice ( grid power) to the in verter. I f the ins ta lla tion includes a
genera tor, route a 3 0 a m p s erv ice ( s hore power) to a n a pproved s elector s witch a nd
then to the m a in AC pa nel.
A C I n p u t ( G e n e r a t o r ) R o u t in g
R oute a 3 0 a m p s erv ice ( genera tor) to a n a pproved s elector s witch a nd then to
the m a in AC electrica l pa nel.
M a in A C E le c t r ic a l P a n e l R o u t in g
R oute the AC Output from the inverter ’s interna l term ina l block to the 3 0 a m p
brea k er in the s ub pa nel.
2 . I N S T A L L A T I O N
T a b le 4 - R e c o m m e n d e d A C W ir e R a t in g s f o r 1 2 0 V A C A p p lic a t io n s
I n v e r t e r
M E 1 5 1 2
M E 2 0 1 2
M E 2 5 1 2
Power R a ting
1 8 0 0 W a tts
2 8 0 0 W a tts
4 0 0 0 W a tts
I nput B rea k er
3 0 A
3 0 A
3 0 A
I nput W iring
# 1 0 AW G
# 1 0 AW G
# 1 0 AW G
Output W iring
# 1 0 AW G
# 1 0 AW G
# 1 0 AW G
