Battery Connection - Tripp Lite PowerVerter 200502023 Owner's Manual

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Battery Connection

Connect your Inverter/Charger to your batteries using the following procedures:

• Connect DC Wiring: Though your

Inverter/Charger is a

high-efficiency con-

verter of electricity,

its

rated

output

capacity is limited by

DC Connectors

the length and gauge

of the cabling run-

ning from the bat-

tery to the unit. Use

the shortest length

and largest diameter

Dual DC Connectors (See

cabling (maximum

note at bottom of the page)

2/0 gauge) to fit

your Inverter/Charger's DC Input terminals.

Shorter and heavier gauge cabling reduces

DC voltage drop and allows for maximum

transfer of current. Your Inverter/Charger is

WARNING! • Failure to properly ground your Inverter/Charger to a vehicle's chassis or earth

ground may result in a lethal electrical shock hazard.

• Never attempt to operate your Inverter/Charger by connecting it directly to output from an

alternator rather than a battery or battery bank.

• Observe proper polarity with all DC connections.

Vehicular

Your Inverter/Charger's Nominal DC Input Voltage must match the voltage of your battery or batteries—12 Volts in most vehicular applications.

It is possible to connect your Inverter/Charger to the main battery within your vehicle's electrical system. In most vehicles, the Inverter/Charger will be

connected to one or more dedicated auxiliary (house) batteries which are isolated from the drive system to prevent possible draining of the main battery.

12 Volts

12 Volt Main Battery Connection

12 Volts

12 Volt Main and Auxiliary (House) Battery Connection (Isolated Parallel)

12 Volt Alternator

Vehicle Battery Ground

within 18 inches of the battery)

NOTE: Select models include two positive and two negative DC terminals. Using the same connection architecture illustrated in the diagrams, run two 2/0 gauge cables from the Inverter/Charger's

two negative terminals to the battery's single negative terminal; run two 2/0 gauge cables from the Inverter/Charger's two positive terminals, through two UL-listed fuses and fuse blocks, or equivalent,

(one on each cable), to the battery's single positive terminal. Use the equivalent of two 2/0 cables in all other connections within the battery system. Connection to Two DC Terminals: It is acceptable

to use two cables to connect your battery to only one positive and one negative DC terminal, however, your Inverter/Charger will provide reduced output power. It doesn't make a difference which

positive and negative terminal you choose for the connection because both positive terminals are internally bonded and both negative terminals are also internally bonded. In this connection you

must run one positive cable through one user-supplied UL-listed fuse and fuse block.

capable of delivering peak wattage at up to

200% of its rated continuous wattage output

for brief periods of time. See Specifications

page for details. Heavier gauge cabling

should be used when continuously operating

heavy draw equipment under these conditions.

Tighten your Inverter/Charger and battery

terminals to approximately 3.5 Newton-

meters of torque to create an efficient con-

nection and to prevent excessive heating at

this connection. Insufficient tightening of