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Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction
................................................................1
1.1
MMS Series Models ................................................... 1
1.2
How an Inverter/Charger Works ................................. 2
1.3
Pure Sine Wave vs Modi
fi
ed Sine Wave ........................ 2
1.4
Appliances and Run Time .......................................... 2
1.5
Standard Features and Bene
fi
ts ................................. 3
1.5.1
Battery Temperature Sensor ................................... 6
2.0 Installation
.................................................................7
2.1 Pre-Installation
........................................................ 7
2.1.1
Unpacking and Inspection ...................................... 7
2.1.2
Locating and Mounting the Inverter ......................... 7
2.1.3 Wiring
Guidelines
.................................................12
2.2 DC
Wiring
..............................................................14
2.2.1
DC Wire Sizing ....................................................14
2.2.2
DC Overcurrent Protection .....................................14
2.2.3 DC
Grounding
......................................................15
2.2.4
DC Cable Connections ...........................................17
2.3
Battery Bank Wiring ................................................18
2.3.1
Inverter to Battery Bank Wiring .............................19
2.4
AC Wiring (MMS1012 model only) .............................21
2.4.1
Pre-AC Wiring Requirements ..................................21
2.4.2
AC Wire Size and Overcurrent Protection .................21
2.4.3
Ground-Fault Circuit Interruption (GFCI) Breakers ....22
2.4.4
AC Wiring Connections ..........................................23
2.4.5
AC Input Wiring ...................................................23
2.4.6
AC Output Wiring .................................................24
2.5 Grounding
Inverters
................................................25
2.5.1
Neutral to Safety Ground Bonding ..........................25
2.5.2
Disabling the Neutral-to-Ground Connection ............27
2.6
Inverter Warning Label ............................................28
2.7 Functional
Test
.......................................................28
3.0 Operation
..................................................................30
3.1 Operating
Modes
.....................................................30
3.1.1 Inverter
Mode
......................................................30
3.1.2 Standby
Mode
.....................................................31
3.2
Battery Temperature Sensor Operation.......................34
3.3
Protection Circuitry Operation ...................................35
3.4 Inverter
Startup
......................................................36
3.5
Factory Default Settings ...........................................37
4.0 Maintenance and Troubleshooting ............................39
4.1
Recommended Inverter and Battery Care ...................39
4.2
RV/Marine Off-Season Storage ..................................39
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