8.2 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
TROUBLE/ INDICATION
POSSIBLE CAUSE
SUGGESTED REMEDY
No AC output –
DC input below 10 Volts Recharge or replace
red LED lit
battery
No AC output –
Excessive appliance
Reduce load-wait for
red LED lit
load-thermal shutdown inverter to cool. Turn Off
Low battery alarm
Bad connection or wiringTighten all DC
sounds continuously
connections
Low battery
Low battery voltage
Recharge battery
alarm sounds
Remove load from
inverter while recharging
battery
Motorized power tool
Excessive start-up load
Rock the On/Off switch
won’t start
several times. If appliance
does not start, then
appliance will not work
with inverter
Motorized power tool
Purely inductive load
Make the load not purely
does not operate at
inductive. Operate an
correct speed
incandescent lamp at
same time as motor
Television/Radio
Snow in picture, buzz
Keep inverter and
interference
in speaker
antenna distant from
each other. Use shielded
antenna cable. Connect
antenna to amplifier and
ground inverter case
FIGURE 1 – FRONT PANEL
FIGURE 2 – BACK PANEL
1) DUAL HIGH SPEED COOLING FANS
2) BLACK NEGATIVE (–) TERMINAL AND RETAINING NUT
3) RED POSITIVE (+) TERMINAL AND RETAINING NUT
4) TERMINAL COVER
1) THREE NORTH AMERICAN
STANDARD OUTLETS
2) GREEN LED SHOWS UNIT
IS OPERATING
3) RED LED SHOWS UNIT IS
SHUT DOWN
4) ON/OFF SWITCH
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