Safety Precautions
WARNING:
To ensure reliable service from your power inverter, you must ensure it is installed
and used according to these operator instructions, please read these instructions
thoroughly before attempting to use the inverter.
Pay particular attention to the WARNING and CAUTION statements in this manual.
CAUTION statements advise against certain conditions and practises that could result
in damage to your inverter.
WARNING statements identify conditions or practises that could result in personal
injury.
CAUTIONS
1. DO NOT
use with positive earth systems (the majority of modern vehicles’s, lorries, boats
etc., are negative earth). Reverse polarity connection will result in a blown fuse and
may cause permanent damage to the inverter.
2.
This inverter will not operate high wattage appliances.
3. DO NOT
use if it is wet.
4. DO NOT
install inside an engine compartment - inverter MUST be installed in a well
ventilated area.
5.
This inverter is not tested for use with medical devices.
WARNINGS
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, EXPLOSION OR INJURY:
1. DO NOT
connect to an AC supply.
2.
Before making adjustment etc., to the appliance being run by the inverter,
ALWAYS
disconnect the appliance from the inverter beforehand.
3. DO NOT
make or break any electrical connections in explosive areas such as garage
forecourts etc. This applies to all types of connection including cigarette lighter type
plugs.
IMPORTANT CABLE INFORMATION
Attention must be paid to the cable used between the appliance and the inverter. It must
be of the correct diameter and length, otherwise power loss or reduced operating time
may occur.
Marine installations are also subjected to vibration and stresses that exceed those of other
mobile installations. Therefore ensure all connections are tight, water resistant and have
suitable strain relief for DC cables etc.
Cable installation must be the correct type for the environment.
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