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PORTAWATTZ PowerPAC Owner’s Manual
5.0 Powering 115 Volt AC Appliances
and Equipment
5.1 General Information
The PowerPAC is capable of powering most 115 volt AC
appliances and equipment that use 300 watts or less. Its AC
output waveform, called a “quasi-sine wave” or “modified sine
wave”, is designed to function similarly to the sine wave shape
of utility power. Most AC appliances rated for 300 watts or less
will operate normally from the PowerPAC.
CAUTION: Do not use the PowerPAC with the following
equipment:
• Small battery operated appliances such as rechargeable
flashlights, some rechargeable shavers, and night-lights
that are plugged directly into an AC receptacle to
recharge.
• Certain battery chargers for battery packs used in hand
power tools. These chargers will have a warning label
stating that dangerous voltages are present at the
charger’s battery terminals.
The power, or “wattage”, rating of AC appliances and equipment
is the average power they use. During the first moments after
they are switched on, many appliances such as televisions,
monitors, laser printers and appliances with motors, consume
much more power than their average rating. Although the
PowerPAC can supply momentary surge power greater than 300
watts, some appliances may exceed its capabilities and trigger
the inverter’s safety overload shutdown circuit. See details in
Section 5.3 for the reset procedure. If this problem occurs when
attempting to operate several appliances at the same time, try
first switching on the inverter with all appliances switched off,
then one by one switch each on, starting with the high surge
appliance first.
5.2 Connecting Your AC Appliances and
Equipment
The following steps assume you have fully charged your
PowerPAC’s battery. See Section 8.0.
1. Turn on the AC inverter switch located on the inverter’s right
side. The green POWER light that illuminates adjacent to
the switch indicates AC power is now on and available at the
two inverter AC outlets. See Figure 1 in Section 3.1.