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OBX-IC2024S-120/60 

Owner’s Manual

Installation and Operation

Rugged Water Resistant

Inverter / Charger

Summary of Contents for EXTREME OBX-IC2024S-120

Page 1: ...OBX IC2024S 120 60 Owner s Manual Installation and Operation Rugged Water Resistant Inverter Charger...

Page 2: ...OR OTHER DOCUMENTATION b ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR LOSS OR DAMAGE WHETHER DIRECT INDIRECT CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL WHICH MIGHT ARISE OUT OF THE USE OF SUCH INFORMATION THE USE OF A...

Page 3: ...8 Battery Wiring 9 AC Wiring 12 MATE2 System Controller and Display 15 Hot Keys 16 Soft Keys 19 Summary Screens 19 Setup Screens 20 Summary Setup Screens 21 Communication Setup Screens 23 Status Scree...

Page 4: ...ng instructions and the instructions that come with any other OutBack components that make up your power system Further instructions on individual Inverter setups as well as systems assemblies are inc...

Page 5: ...T meet the following minimum specifications Use 2 0 AWG 0 3648 or 9 26 mm 4 0 AWG 0 4600 or 11 7 mm or larger approved cables rated 75 C or higher for DC wiring Use 10 AWG 0 1019 or 2 60 mm or larger...

Page 6: ...the AC neutral and chassis ground are bonded together in one place and only one place See page 7 for more information Initial Inspection Your Inverter is stoutly packaged for secure shipping Please in...

Page 7: ...battery acid contacts skin or clothing wash immediately with soap and water If acid enters an eye flood the eye with cool running water at once for at least 15 minutes and get medical attention immed...

Page 8: ...any other position or orientation In all cases the Inverter will perform better in locations offering plenty of air circulation When mounting the Inverter on a given surface use appropriate fasteners...

Page 9: ...em The Inverter should never be positive grounded or used in a positive ground installation In other words never connect battery positive to ground For all installations the AC neutral wire must be co...

Page 10: ...lass T fuse and must not exceed a rating of 300 amps Always install breakers or fuses on the positive battery cable It is recommended to twist the positive and negative conductors around each other du...

Page 11: ...0 amp hours 12 V 200 amp hours 12 V 200 amp hours 12 V 200 amp hours 12 V 200 amp hours 12 V 200 amp hours 12 V 200 amp hours 12 V 200 amp hours BATTERY WIRING In DC systems batteries are connected to...

Page 12: ...STRING 2 CONNECTS TO INVERTER S NEGATIVE TERMINAL SERIES STRING 1 CONNECTS TO INVERTER S POSITIVE TERMINAL SERIES PARALLEL 400 amp hours 6 V 200 amp hours 6 V 200 amp hours 6 V 200 amp hours 6 V 200...

Page 13: ...urs SERIES STRING 1 CONNECTS TO INVERTER S POSITIVE TERMINAL DC DISCONNECT FUSE OR CIRCUIT BREAKER SERIES STRING 2 SERIES PARALLEL 400 amp hours SERIES STRING 1 12 V 200 amp hours 12 V 200 amp hours 1...

Page 14: ...watertight connector supplies incoming AC from the grid or a generator to the Inverter This AC is used to run loads and recharge batteries MATE REMOTE SOCKET Minicon circular molded watertight connect...

Page 15: ...d ground Connect the green yellow wires to the input source ground if the installation s load panel does not have a neutral ground bond of its own NOTE If the load panel has a neutral ground bond that...

Page 16: ...by turning on the main AC input breaker After a short delay the Inverter will begin charging the battery To connect cables to the Connector Plate sockets Position each cable plug over the appropriate...

Page 17: ...ry day An example is a clock radio with wake up time and stations which are pre set but which can be customized The MATE displays two kinds of screens Screens pertinent to the MATE s own functions suc...

Page 18: ...search or power save modes Continuously On DC battery power is converted to AC power and the Inverter is supplying loads Off the Inverter is not converting DC power to AC power or else the AC input s...

Page 19: ...ove the AC IN hot key has three modes Flashing an AC source is available but not connected Continuously On the AC source is connected and in use unit stops inverting during this time Off no AC source...

Page 20: ...sue system global recharging commands BULK CONTROL START STOP OK BULK CONTROL bulk charge started OK MAIN BULK CONTROL bulk charge stopped OK MAIN Pressing BULK brings up the BULK CONTROL screen This...

Page 21: ...on the bottom of the MATE Soft key functions vary with each menu Menus with options have those options displayed along the bottom of the screen When they are displayed pressing a soft key picks the op...

Page 22: ...ter From the SETUP FX INPUT screen you can tell which of two source sizes the Inverter should use The next items allow you to set the sizes To use grid utility power for a certain size press the GRID...

Page 23: ...enter the series of menus for MATE setup and display From the SETUP MATE PAGE1 screen press the PG2 soft key The other items on PAGE1 do not normally need to be adjusted From the SETUP MATE PAGE2 Set...

Page 24: ...Inverter Press the BACK soft key to return to the Summary Control screen The DELAY soft key sets the time delay for the SUMMARY screen to appear See below and the next page The ROLL soft key is not n...

Page 25: ...part of Setup assists in communication between the Inverter and MATE The MATE communicates commands to different components If a HUB is present it needs to be able to recognize any newly added or mov...

Page 26: ...ways shows 11 ports even if the HUB has only 4 or 5 After displaying the devices connected to each Port the MATE returns to the choose category screen on its own SETUP MATE COMM choose category BACK R...

Page 27: ...TUP ADV STATUS choose device FX CC DC MAIN NOTE Not all STATUS screens are applicable to the Inverter The screens differ by product type and revision The CC and DC screens are not normally used with t...

Page 28: ...recharging cycles as well as the time remaining to complete any of those cycles PG2 pressing the PG2 soft key opens the next selection of STATUS screens ERROR various errors and their causes some ext...

Page 29: ...STATUS PORT STATUS FX METER P00 input 118 vac voltage DOWN UP TOP PORT STATUS FX METER P00 output 117 vac voltage DOWN UP TOP PORT STATUS FX METER P00 inverter 0 0 aac current DOWN UP TOP PORT STATUS...

Page 30: ...cycle refloat set point at this battery voltage the charger restarts the float recharging cycle equalize set point charger set point for equalize recharging cycle equalize time remaining time remaini...

Page 31: ...o the Inverter s AC output These are hard faults The Inverter must be turned off and then on to reset ERROR screens can only display errors they do not offer any means to correct them Generally the na...

Page 32: ...fan No failure detected DOWN UP TOP PORT STATUS FX WARN P00 internal comm No error detected DOWN UP TOP PORT STATUS FX WARN P00 airtemp 190 DOWN UP PORT STATUS FX WARN P00 captemp 186 DOWN UP PORT STA...

Page 33: ...ource s voltage is over 140 Vac default limit and will be dropped acin voltage too low AC source s voltage is under 108 Vac default limit and will be dropped acin input current exceeds max AC loads ar...

Page 34: ...A 30A input breaker maximum must be used with the AC source A 30A breaker maximum must be used to protect the output circuit A single Inverter can continuously power up to 2 0 kW of loads depending on...

Page 35: ...garding neutral and ground installation on page 7 If the installation is non bonded Inverter green yellow wire connected Input and output neutral wires isolated from each other Generator s neutral and...

Page 36: ...AC Input Current Maximum 30 Aac AC Input Voltage Range 80 to 150 Vac AC Input Frequency Range 54 0 to 66 0 Hz DC Input Range 21 0 to 34 0 Vdc DC Input Current Rated Power 100 Adc Maximum DC Input Surg...

Page 37: ...ing to an AC input source that has a breaker that is rated for less than 30 Aac please refer to page 20 to change this setting OBX IC2024S 120 60 Inverter 30 Aac Aac Amps AC Maximum Current For Batter...

Page 38: ...cycles 240 AC cycles AC2 Gen Transfer Delay 60 AC cycles 0 AC cycles 240 AC cycles Grid Lower Limit 108 Vac 40 Vac 115 Vac Grid Upper Limit 140 Vac 130 Vac 150 Vac Grid Connect Delay 0 5 min 0 2 min...

Page 39: ...he circumstances as appropriate If the Inverter operates but the MATE does not work or gives you incorrect information Swap the MATE or its cable for another If they work this may tell you which of th...

Page 40: ...nsequential damage caused by other components of the power system Any product whose serial number has been altered defaced or removed or Any other event not foreseeable by OutBack OutBack s liability...

Page 41: ...States where applicable Shipments to other locations will be made freight collect The warranty period of any repaired or replacement Product is ninety 90 days from the date of shipment from OutBack or...

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