Appliance Power Consumption - Vector MAXX SST VEC049D User's Manual & Warranty Information

APPLIANCE POWER CONSUMPTION

MAXX SST inverters are ideal for powering:
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• Lights
• TVs and TV/DVD (VCR) combinations units
• Radio receivers/transceivers and stereo systems
• Computers and peripheral equipment
• Refrigerator/freezers
• Small microwave ovens
• Household appliances
• Dry and/or wet/dry vacuums
• Heavy duty power tools & chargers
• Sump pumps, motors and other electric-powered equipment
Most electrical tools, appliances and audio/video equipment have labels that show
the unit's power consumption in amps, watts, or both. To avoid inverter shutdown and
possible damage to the inverter, avoid exceeding the wattage rating of this unit. To
obtain a rough estimate of the current (in amperes) the power source must deliver
where the power consumption of the tool or device is given in watts AC, simply divide
the power consumption of the load by 10.
Example: If a load is rated at 200 watts AC, the power source must be able to deliver:
200 divided by 10 = 20 amperes.
The inverter has built-in overload protection so that if you do exceed the inverter's
output capacity continuously, the unit will automatically shut down. Once the
excessive load is removed, the inverter can be restarted and resume normal
operation.
Note:
To restart the inverter, turn it OFF, and then ON again. The ON/OFF Switch is
located on the unit's Front Panel (see page 2).
The inverter powers resistive loads the easiest; however, larger resistive loads, such
as electric stoves or heaters, could draw more wattage than the inverter can deliver
on a continuous basis.
CAUTIONS
Ensure that total continuous power consumption of all tools and/or
appliances connected to the inverter (and in use) does not exceed the
inverter's continuous watts rating. Also ensure that start-up wattage
for inductive loads does not exceed peak watts for more than a
second.
Appliances such as microwave ovens will normally draw more than
their rated current and could possibly overload the inverter when
operating simultaneously with other appliances. For example: A 600
watt microwave oven draws approximately 940 watts.
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