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3-2-3. RS-232C 

Connect to remote control unit (option accessory) or taken remote 

controlled working status by computer. 

3-2-4. Connect chassis ground terminal to earth or to vehicle chassis using 

#8 AWG wire. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3-3. Protection Feature 

 

Model

 

DC  Input

 

Over Temperature 

Protection

 

Over voltage

 

Under  

Voltage 

Alarm

 

Under Voltage

 

Shut-down

 

Restart

 

Shut-down

 

Restart

 

Shut-down

 

Restart

 

SA-1500-112  17.1VDC  15.8VDC  10.2VDC 

9.5VDC 

12.4VDC 

85

℃

 

45

℃

 

SA-1500-124  34.1VDC  31.5VDC  20.4VDC  19.3VDC  24.8VDC 

WARNING! 

Operation of the inverter without a proper ground 

connection may result in an electrical safety hazard. 

 

Summary of Contents for SA-1500-112

Page 1: ...3 SA 1500 Series Pure Sine Wave Inverter User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...anel operations 8 9 3 3 Installation 9 3 4 Quick hook up and testing 10 3 5 AC safety grounding 11 12 3 6 Making DC wiring connections 13 3 7 Inverter operation 14 15 3 8 Power output 16 4 Troubleshooting guide 17 5 Maintenance 18 6 Warranty 18 7 Appendices A 7 1 Dip switch 110V 19 7 2 Dip switch 220V 19 8 Appendices B 8 1 Operations of RS232 serial port 20 8 2 Interface command 21 25 9 Appendices...

Page 3: ...This includes any space containing gasoline powered machinery fuel tanks or joints fittings or other connection between components of the fuel system 1 2 Precautions When Working with Batteries 1 2 1 If battery acid contacts skin or clothing wash immediately with soap and water If acid enters eye immediately flood eye with running cold water for at least 20 minutes and get medical attention immedi...

Page 4: ...tion 2 1 1 Power tools circular saws drills grinders sanders buffers weed and hedge trimmers air compressors 2 1 2 Office equipment computers printers monitors facsimile machines scanner 2 1 3 Household items vacuum cleaners fans fluorescent and incandescent lights shavers sewing machines 2 1 4 Kitchen appliances microwave ovens refrigerators and freezers coffee makers blenders ice markers toaster...

Page 5: ...age Regulation 10 16 VDC 20 32 VDC Protection Overload Short Circuit Reverse Polarity Fuse Over Under Input Voltage Over Temperature Power Saving Recovery Time 5 Second Interface Control Port RS 232C With Baud Rate 1200 2400 4800 Switch Selectable Remote Control Unit S R5 Optional Safety UL458 EMC FCC Class B Operating Temperature Range 0 40 Storage Temperature Range 30 to 70 Dimensions 390 L x 27...

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Page 7: ... ON OFF switch leave in the OFF position during installation 3 1 3 Battery Voltage indicator The battery voltage bar graph indicates the voltage at the input terminals of the power inverter At low input current this voltage is very close to the battery voltage At high input current this voltage will be lower than the battery voltage because of the voltage drop across the cable and connections Idea...

Page 8: ...its input voltage fell below 12 24 VDC 3 1 7 OTP Over Temperature Protection indicator The over temp indicator indicates that the power inverter has shut itself down because its temp has become overheated The power inverter may overheat because it has been operated at power levels above its rating or because it has been installed in a location which does not allow it to dissipate heat properly The...

Page 9: ...7 North America GFCI North America NEMA 5 15R Continental European SCHUKO Australia New Zealand United Kingdom Universal ...

Page 10: ...24 V battery or the other power sources is positive is negative Reverse polarity connection will blow internal fuse and may damage inverter permanently Model voltage Min voltage Max voltage SA 1500 112 10 0 VDC 16 0 VDC SA 1500 124 20 0 VDC 32 0 VDC WARNING Do not connect the 12V model to a 24 battery The unit will be destroyed immediately ...

Page 11: ... AWG wire 3 3 Protection Feature Model DC Input Over Temperature Protection Over voltage Under Voltage Alarm Under Voltage Shut down Restart Shut down Restart Shut down Restart SA 1500 112 17 1VDC 15 8VDC 10 2VDC 9 5VDC 12 4VDC 85 45 SA 1500 124 34 1VDC 31 5VDC 20 4VDC 19 3VDC 24 8VDC WARNING Operation of the inverter without a proper ground connection may result in an electrical safety hazard ...

Page 12: ...4 5 Dust free Do not install the Inverter in a dusty environments where are dust wood particles or other filings shavings These dust can be pulled into the unit when the cooling fan is operating 3 4 6 Close to batteries Avoid excessive cable lengths but do not install the Inverter in the same compartment as batteries Use the recommended wire lengths and sizes see section 2 10 Also do not mount the...

Page 13: ...inverter performances such as poor surge capability and low input voltage warnings frequently and shutdowns UVP warning presents due to DC voltage drop across the cables from the inverter to the batteries The longer or narrower the cables the greater the voltage drop Increasing your DC cable size will help improve the situation Model No Wire AWG Inline Fuse SA 1500 112 2 200A SA 1500 124 4 130A WA...

Page 14: ...12 Also use only high quality copper wiring and keep cable length short a maximum of 3 6 feet ...

Page 15: ...iance with UL standards requires us to test and recommend specific GFCI Samlex has tested the following GFCI protected 20A receptacles and found that they functioned properly when connected to the output of the Inverter 3 6 1 Neutral Grounding GFCI S 3 6 1 1 120V models The neutral conductor of the AC output circuit of the Inverter is automatically connected to the safety ground during inverter op...

Page 16: ...of power inverter The terminal is positive and black terminal is negative Insert the cables into the terminals and tighten allen nut to clamp the wires securely 3 7 3 Before proceeding further carefully check that cable you have just connected does tie negative terminal of inverter to the negative output power source 3 7 4 Connect the cable from the negative terminal of the inverter to the negativ...

Page 17: ...internal alarm may sound momentarily This is normal Plug the test load into the AC receptacle on the front panel of the inverter Leave the test load switch off 3 7 7 Set power inverter switch to the ON position and turn the test load On The inverter should supply power to the load If you plan to accurately measure the true output r m s voltage of inverter a meter such as FLUKE 45 BECKMAN 4410 or T...

Page 18: ... operate small microwave oven 0 2 to 0 3 cubic foot capacity that draws about 1700 watts It will provide 3 minutes of cooking time Some induction motors used in refrigerators freezers pumps and other motor operated equipment require very high surge currents to start The Power Inverter may not be able to start some of these motor even though their rated current requirement is within the power inver...

Page 19: ...lower red zone and cable No output voltage Thermal shutdown Improve ventilation Over Temp indicator Make sure ventilation on load less than openings in inverter 1500W are not obstructed Reduce ambient temperature No output voltage Short circuit or Wiring Check AC wiring Over Load indicator error for short circuit or On improper polarity hot and neutral reversed Very high power load Remove load WAR...

Page 20: ...y will be considered void if the unit has suffered any obvious physical damage or alteration either internally or externally and does not cover damage arising from improper use such as plugging The unit into an unsuitable power sources attempts to operate products with excessive power consumption requirements or use in unsuitable environments This is the only warranty that Samlex America Inc makes...

Page 21: ...19 7 Appendix A 7 1 Dip Switch 110V S1 S2 VOUT VAC S3 FREQ Hz S5 S6 BAUD RATE ON ON 100 ON 50 ON ON 1200 OFF ON 110 OF 60 OFF ON 2400 ON OFF 115 ON OFF 4800 OFF OFF 120 OFF OFF 4800 S4 is unavailable ...

Page 22: ...8 1 2 The connection between this unit and a computer is as follows Computer Power Inverter RXD RXD TXD TXD DSR DTR RTS CTS GND GND 8 1 3 The RS232 interface of this unit employs ASCll code to implement the asynchronous serial transmission control The byte structure is START BIP 8 BIT DATA STOP BIT Baud rate 1200 2400 4800 SET BY DIP SW Parity check NONE not settable Data bit 8 not settable Stop b...

Page 23: ...and set DTR to ready for receiving more incoming information 8 2 1 The Baud Rate of the RS232 interface is determined by S5 and S6 of DIP SW as shows in Appendix A Note You have to reset the unit after adjustment to activate the New settings 8 2 2 Illustration of the RS232 operation 8 2 2 1 RS232 command Command format This unit uses high level language commands with a CR 0DH and a LF 0AH as the e...

Page 24: ... following 0 Power saving disable 1 Power saving enable 2 Inquire the status of saving the response information would be either 0 disable or 1 enable 8 2 2 4 Power command Power ON OFF control Format Power value Illustration A space ASCll code 20H is needed between PWRS and value value can be one of the following 0 Power off power consumption 2W restart time 5 sec 1 Power off power consumption 20W...

Page 25: ...e result be hexadecimal code replaced by 2 ASCll codes that is between 00 FF 0 255 then convert the Hex code to the binary digit after obtaining 8 bytes digit that can be one of following B0 UVP LSB B1 OVP B2 OLP Loading 110 B3 FLP Loading 100 3min B4 OTP B5 BATT Too Low B6 BATT Too High B7 BATT Too High MSB ...

Page 26: ...r obtaining a digit between 0 11 that can be one of following Hex code Decade code Indication 00 0 LED 1 glows blinking to indicate low voltage 01 1 LED 1 glows solid 02 2 LED 2 glows solid 03 3 LED 3 glows solid 04 4 LED 4 glows solid 05 5 LED 5 glows solid 06 6 LED 6 glows solid 07 7 LED 7 glows solid 08 8 LED 8 glows solid 09 9 LED 9 glows solid 0A 10 LED 10 glows solid 0B 11 LED 10 glows blink...

Page 27: ...tor glows 02 2 Load 25 LED 1 LED 2 indicators glow 03 3 Load 35 LED 1 LED 3 indicators glow 04 4 Load 45 LED 1 LED 4 indicators glow 05 5 Load 55 LED 1 LED 5 indicators glow 06 6 Load 65 LED 1 LED 6 indicators glow 07 7 Load 75 LED 1 LED 7 indicators glow 08 8 Load 85 LED 1 LED 5 indicators glow 09 9 Load 95 LED 1 LED 5 indicators glow 0A 10 Load 105 LED 1 LED 10 indicators glow 0B 11 Load 105 All...

Page 28: ...will be two short beep sounds from the Inverter All LEDS will be ON and one second later there will be a short Beep sound The amber green and red LEDS of remote controller will be on for 0 5 second then off sequentially The Inverter is then in the OFF mode The amber LED will be blinking every 2 3 seconds 9 1 3 1 Remote Controller LEDS Color Status Power Saving Power Output Green ON Enable ON Green...

Page 29: ...en every 2 3 seconds The color of LED will determine the mode of operation Green indicates that power saving mode is enabled and amber indicates is disabled Release the button when the LED indicating the desired status is reached 9 1 7 The operation power saving enable disable does not change the power ON OFF mode 9 1 8 Despite the setting of power saving mode when a power OFF command is set by pr...

Page 30: ...rom its sleep condition and restores the output power after a response time of about 8 seconds Please note that on waking up from the power saving sleep mode the inverter requires some time to prepare all the systems before it can start delivering power to the load Hence the output power will not be available immediately but after a time lag of approx 15 to 18 sec If using a hand tool or other app...

Page 31: ...ps flashing After the output power is made available the inverter searches if any load is connected If the load is less than 2 to 15 watts the output power is shut down after about 15 seconds from the time the output power is made available The green led will start a flashing sequence of flash flash gap flash flash gap this indicates that the inverter is in power saving sleep mode and is idling at...

Page 32: ...cted 9 2 6 3 1 Switch on the inverter There will be 2 beeps and green led will start flashing with a flashing sequence of flash flash flash After about 3 seconds there will be 1 beep and the green led will stop flashing and switch off Output power will be available after about 15 to 18 sec from the time the green led switches off The output power will be always available even in no load idling con...

Page 33: ... on the inverter There will be 2 beeps and green led will start flashing with a flashing sequence of flash flash flash it will flash for approx 3 seconds Immediately after it starts flashing switch off the power on off switch and immediately switch on again This will complete the switching procedure The inverter will continue its power on sequence and switch over to the new state The power on off ...

Page 34: ... Inc 110 17 Fawcett Road Coquitlam BC V3K 6V2 Canada Toll free phone 1 800 561 5885 Toll free fax 1 888 814 5210 General Inquiries samlex samlexamerica com WWW http www samlexamerica com 034_2009_SA 1500_Manual_Mar2010 ...

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