4Patriots Patriot Power Generator 1800, Руководство пользователя

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- After ensuring all connections are clean and free of any debris
that may prevent a solid connection, reconnect the Patriot
Power Generator and check the LCD display for a charging
status.
- If the Patriot Power Generator will not function after following
these steps, contact customer support (see Contact Information
on page 2).
3. My Patriot Power Generator won’t hold a charge.
• Please make sure when you store your unit that the master power
button is turned off. Verify that the power button is not depressed
and not illuminated blue to ensure that the unit is turned off.
• The Patriot Power Generator will retain 80 percent of its 768 watt-
hour capacity after one year of storage. However, please fully charge
your unit every 3-6 months to extend the life of the battery. After
storing your unit for an extended period of time, it will need to be
recharged before use. It will accept a charge from either an AC or DC
source plugged into their respective ports.
• While the Patriot Power Generator has a very large energy capacity,
it is not limitless and after being used will need to be recharged.
Think of the Patriot Power Generator as a glass and energy as water:
When you drink water from a glass, it does not refill itself. You have
to refill it if you want it to hold more water.
• If the Patriot Power Generator will not function after you have
followed these steps, contact customer support (see Contact
Information page 2).
4. My Patriot Power Generator battery doesn’t last as
long as I thought it would.
• The Patriot Power Generator battery, which runs on DC power, has
a full capacity of 768 watt-hours (12.8 volts/60 amp-hours) and
will be able to provide that full capacity to any DC device connected
to it. When you are using the generator to power a device using
the AC 120V outlets, the generator's battery must use a portion
of its capacity to convert its native DC power into AC 120V power,
meaning the battery has a slightly shorter life while running AC
devices. Yet the Patriot Power Generator battery uses one of the
most efficient conversion processes available to keep the generator
working at an impressive 90.6% capacity (691 watt-hours) while
using the AC 120V outlet.
• To calculate how long (in hours) a device can be powered by the
Patriot Power Generator, divide the capacity of the Patriot Power
Generator (768 watt-hours [DC] or 691watt-hours [AC]) by the