Xantrex XPower Inverter 3000, Installation Manual

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Choosing an Appropriate Location and Mounting Orientation
16 Xantrex XPower 3000 Installation Guide
Appropriate Location
The inverter must only be installed in a location that is:
Dry Do not allow water or other liquids to drop or splash on
it.
Cool Ambient air temperature should be between 0 and
40ºC
(32 and 105ºF)—the cooler the better within this range.
Ventilated Allow at least 3" (76 mm) of clearance around the
inverter for air flow. Ensure that the ventilation
openings on each end of the inverter are not
obstructed.
Safe Do not install the XPower inverter in the same
compartment as batteries or in any compartment
capable of storing flammable liquids like gasoline.
Close to
battery Do not use excessive DC cable lengths: they increase
wire resistance which leads to voltage drop and
heating. Consequently, they reduce available power
and run-time. Longer AC wires are preferable to longer
DC wires: voltage drop is less of an issue and the cost
is lower.
Protected
from
battery
gases Do not mount the XPower inverter where it will be
exposed to gases produced by batteries. Battery gases
are corrosive, and prolonged exposure to battery
gases will damage the XPower inverter.
Mounting Orientation
The XPower inverter must be oriented in one of the following
ways:
n
Horizontally on a vertical surface. (Do not mount with the
fan pointing up or down.)
n
On a horizontal surface.
n
Under a horizontal surface.
Figure 3 Approved Mounting Orientations
RESET
REMOTE
POWER
PUISSANCE
FAULT
FAUTE
Non-sinusoidal
output only.
Non seulement de
sortie sinusoïdale.
RE
SE
T
R
EM
O
TE
PO
W
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PU
IS
SA
N
C
E
FA
U
LT
FA
U
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No
n-s
inu
so
id
al
ou tp
ut
on
ly.
No
n s
eu
lem
en
t d
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so rtie
sin
uso
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ale.
RES ET
REM OTE
PO WER
PU ISS AN CE
FA ULT
FA UTE
Non -sin uso ida l
out put on l y.
Non se ule men t d e
sor tie sin uso ïda l e.