Operating Tips; Typical Appliance Power Consumption - CEN-TECH 66817 Owner's Manual & Safety Instructions

Operating tips

The total wattage of all items plugged into
the Power Inverter must not use more than
750 watts during continuous operation,
otherwise the Inverter may overload.
If an alarm sound is heard, turn off the appliances
and check the Troubleshooting Tips section
to correct the issue before continuing.
Caution: Some rechargeable appliances may damage
the Power Inverter or the appliance. When first using a
rechargeable device, check the inverter's temperature
for the first 10 minutes. If it becomes abnormally
hot, do not use this device with the Inverter.
Caution: It is recommended that the vehicle be
running when you first connect the Power Inverter.
Thereafter the engine can be on or off. If you run the
Power Inverter with the engine off it is recommended
that you start and run the engine every hour for at

typical appliance power Consumption

note: this chart is intended as a general guideline only, actual appliance wattage requirements will
vary. Some appliances listed above may require a pure sine wave inverter instead for proper operation.
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Stereo
Table Fan
TV-VCR
Small Refrigerator
Hand Drill - 1/2"
Light Bulb - 100 W
Microwave - 1000 W
AC (5,000 BTU)
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least 10 minutes to recharge the battery. Doing this
will help prevent any unexpected shutdown of the
equipment. This will also help ensure that there will
be enough battery power to start the vehicle. Due to
the risk of carbon monoxide inhalation, do not run
the vehicle's engine within an enclosed area.
You should not use your car battery to power
the Inverter for extended periods of time with
appliances requiring high continuous load
levels. The battery may become drained to the
point that it will not be able to start your car.
note: Deep cycle (marine and RV) batteries can be
charged more times than a car battery, and are a better
choice for repeated use of the Power Inverter.
Do not discharge your car battery more than
10% of its total capacity, and deep cycle batteries
more than a 50% discharged state.
Running additional
Watts Start-up
Watts
200 0
200 200
250 0
350 700
600 600
100 0
1000 200
700 700
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