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Designing Your Installation
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Calculating Size of Chassis Ground Cable for
XPower 1200 Plus
Refer to
Table 3-2
to plan the size of the chassis ground cable that runs
from the grounding point to the chassis ground screw on the inverter’s DC
panel.
Table 3-1
Recommended DC Input Wire Sizes & Lengths:
XPower 1200 Plus
RV
a
(Recreational Vehicle)
a. Based on US National Electrical Code NFPA70, Article 551 and Table 310-17, 90C
cables located outside of engine spaces.
Cable length:
Battery to inverter (one way)
Minimum Cable Size
Maximum Battery Fuse
Size
5 feet (1.5 m) or less
No. 2 AWG
150 Adc
Note: Never use a cable longer than 5 feet (1.5 m) with the
XPower 1200
Plus
. Appropriately sized cable can be bought at a welding supply house or a
marine supply store.
Table 3-2
Recommended Chassis Ground Cable sizes:
XPower 1200 Plus
Application
Chassis ground cable size
(Stranded cable is recommended)
Recreational Vehicle
a
a. Based on US National Electrical Code NFPA70, Article 551, par. 551-20c.
No. 8 AWG
Note: There are no restrictions on length for the chassis ground cable.
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