Cobra CPI1090 Operating Instructions Manual

Cobra CPI1090 Operating Instructions Manual

1000 watt power inverter

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Operating Instructions
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Intro
Operation
Installation
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Printed in China
Part No. 480-996-P
Version B
Our Thanks to You
Introduction
Intro
Operation
Customer
Thank you for purchasing the Cobra Power
Assistance
Inverter CPI1090. Properly used, this Cobra
product will give you many years of reliable
service.
How Your Cobra Power Inverter Works
Installation
The Cobra power inverter is an electronic product that has
Secondary Icons
been designed and built to take low voltage DC (Direct
Current) power from your automobile or other low voltage
power supplies and convert it to standard 115 volt AC
(Alternating Current) power like the current you have in
your home. This conversion process thereby allows you
Notice
Caution
to use many of your household appliances and electronic
products in automobiles, RVs, boats, tractors, trucks and
virtually anywhere else.
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Customer Assistance
Should you encounter any problems with this product,
or not understand its many features, please refer to this
owner's manual. If you require further assistance after
Notes
reading this manual, Cobra Electronics offers the
following customer assistance services:
For Assistance in the U.S.A.
Automated Help Desk English only.
24 hours a day, 7 days a week 773-889-3087 (phone).
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Customer Assistance Operators English and Spanish.
8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. CT, Monday through Friday
(except holidays) 773-889-3087 (phone).
Questions English and Spanish.
Faxes can be received at 773-622-2269 (fax).
Technical Assistance English only.
www.cobra.com (on-line: Frequently Asked Questions).
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  • Page 1 Operating Instructions How Your Cobra Power Inverter Works Installation Notes The Cobra power inverter is an electronic product that has Secondary Icons been designed and built to take low voltage DC (Direct Current) power from your automobile or other low voltage...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Optional Accessories Info ... . 23 Intro Operation Customer Warranty Assistance Installation Notes Secondary Icons Installation Notes Secondary Icons Notice Caution Warning Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ™ Notice Caution Warning...
  • Page 3: Important Safety Information

    Introduction Intro Operation Customer Warranty Important Safety Information Assistance • Before installing and using your Cobra power inverter, please read these general precautions and warnings. omer Warranty Caution and Warning Statements tance Installation Notes To make the most of this inverter, it must be installed and used properly.
  • Page 4: Customer Warranty

    California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. Caution: Rechargeable Appliances Certain chargers for small nickel cadmium batteries can be damaged if connected to the Cobra 1000 watt inverter. Two particular types of equipment are prone to this problem: 1. Small battery-operated appliances...
  • Page 5: Quick Evaluation Before Installation

    Secondary Icons power level test loads only. Test Load Minimum Test Load Power Cable Size Notice Caution Warning 100W # 16 AWG copper 250W # 12 AWG copper 500W # 8 AWG copper Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ™...
  • Page 6: Installation Requirements

    16 volt battery. The inverter can be mounted horizontally or vertically. If mounted vertically, neither end of the unit should be at the top (to avoid foreign material from falling or settling into the unit). Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ™...
  • Page 7: Connecting Cables

    Installation a. Connect the cable from the Negative (Black) Notes Terminal of inverter to the Negative Terminal Power Button Secondary Icons of the power source. Make a secure connection. Notice Caution Warning Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ™...
  • Page 8 WARNING If you are making a permanent AC since current can flow to charge capacitors in the inverter. connection to the inverter, make sure that the AC Notes All power connections to your Cobra inverter must wiring steps are performed before any DC wiring is Notice Caution Warning be Positive to Positive and Negative to Negative.
  • Page 9: Power Consumption

    = 75 watt-hours = 200 watt-hours the battery. 4. Divide the watt-hours by 10 to determine how many battery (12 volt) ampere-hours will be consumed. Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ™...
  • Page 10: Remote On/Off Switch

    Remote Jack power status and alarms for conditions that could cause allowing you to turn the Cobra power inverter on or off it to shut down. from a convenient location when the inverter is installed...
  • Page 11 To restore normal operation, return The inverter will automatically the DC input voltage to less than return to normal operation after 15V. The inverter will automatically it has cooled. return to normal operation. Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ™...
  • Page 12: Operating Limits

    Check wiring to inverter to inverter. Reverse Observe DC polarity correct polarity. Low battery alarm Poor DC wiring Check connections. on all the time Poor battery Make sure battery condition is fully charged. Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ™...
  • Page 13: Specifications

    To protect the battery, if the unit needs to be restarted length of this warranty. Cobra shall not be liable for any incidental, after low voltage protection, the voltage of DC input should consequential or other damages;...
  • Page 14: Customer Assistance

    For any questions about operating or installing this new Cobra product, or if parts are missing…PLEASE CALL COBRA local Cobra dealer, or in the U.S.A., you can order directly FIRST…do not return this product to the store. See customer from Cobra.
  • Page 15 NOTES...

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