Table of Contents
I
1
INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................................................3
1.1
W
HAT
IT
D
OES
................................................................................................................................3
1.2
B
ENEFITS
.........................................................................................................................................3
2
FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS............................................................................................4
2.1
F
EATURES
........................................................................................................................................4
2.2
S
PECIFICATIONS
T
ABLES
..................................................................................................................4
3
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS................................................................................................................5
3.1
S
AFE
O
PERATION
L
IMITATIONS
........................................................................................................5
3.2
E
LECTRICAL
C
ONNECTIONS
AND
W
IRING
..........................................................................................5
3.3
P
OWERING
U
P
.................................................................................................................................5
3.4
L
IMITS
OF
C
ONNECTED
E
QUIPMENT
..................................................................................................6
4
BASICS OF ELECTRICITY............................................................................................................7
4.1
C
HARGE
..........................................................................................................................................7
4.2
C
URRENT
.........................................................................................................................................7
4.3
V
OLTAGE
........................................................................................................................................8
4.4
R
ESISTANCE
.....................................................................................................................................8
4.5
P
OWER
............................................................................................................................................9
4.6
W
ORK
/E
NERGY
...............................................................................................................................9
4.7
C
ONSERVATION
OF
E
NERGY
.............................................................................................................9
4.8
A
BOUT
U
NITS
................................................................................................................................10
5
GETTING STARTED.....................................................................................................................11
5.1
M
AKING
C
ONNECTIONS
..................................................................................................................11
5.2
U
SING
A
UXILIARY
P
OWER
.............................................................................................................11
5.3
P
OWER
U
P
C
HECKLIST
...................................................................................................................12
5.4
A
PPLYING
P
OWER
..........................................................................................................................12
5.4.1
Applying Power, Examples...................................................................................................12
5.4.2
Applying Power, Problems...................................................................................................12
6
INFORMATION DISPLAY...........................................................................................................13
6.1
S
TARTUP
S
CREEN
...........................................................................................................................13
6.2
M
EASUREMENT
S
CREEN
.................................................................................................................13
6.2.1
(Current) Amps A, Peak Amps Ap........................................................................................13
6.2.2
(Voltage) Volts V, Minimum Volts Vm..................................................................................13
6.2.3
(Energy) Watt-hours Wh.......................................................................................................13
6.2.4
(Charge) Amp-hours Ah........................................................................................................13
6.2.5
(Power) Watts W, Peak Watts Wp........................................................................................14
7
USING WATT'S UP........................................................................................................................15
7.1
W
HERE
D
O
Y
OU
C
ONNECT
W
ATT
'
S
U
P
.........................................................................................15
7.2
M
AXIMUM
C
URRENT
C
APABILITIES
................................................................................................15
7.3
U
SING
A W
ATT
M
ETER
WITH
I
NDUCTIVE
L
OADS
L
IKE
M
OTORS
.....................................................15
7.4
R
ESETTING
M
ETER
AND
C
LEARING
A
CCUMULATED
V
ALUES
..........................................................16
7.5
C
ONNECTION
D
IAGRAMS
................................................................................................................16
7.6
I
NCREASING
T
RANSIENT
V
OLTAGE
P
ROTECTION
.............................................................................18
8
BATTERY CHARACTERIZATION............................................................................................20
8.1.1
Battery Charging..................................................................................................................20
8.1.2
Battery Discharging, Efficiency and Health.........................................................................20
8.1.3
Low Voltage Measurement...................................................................................................21
9
SYSTEM CHARACTERIZATION...............................................................................................22
9.1.1
Testing & Troubleshooting Loads........................................................................................22
9.1.2
Capturing Current Peaks, Power Peaks and Voltage Minimums (sags)..............................22
9.1.3
Backup DC Voltmeter & DC Ammeter.................................................................................23
9.1.4
Calculating Relative Efficiency............................................................................................23
"Watt's Up" & "Doc Wattson" Watt Meter and Power Analyzer User's Manual
RC Electronics, Inc.
