Configuration - Tripp Lite PowerVerter APS Series Owner's Manual

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Configuration

Set Configuration DIP Switches

Using a small tool, set the Configuration DIP Switches (located on the front panel of your unit, see diagram) to optimize Inverter/Charger

operation depending on your application. 612 models have one set of four DIP Switches (Group A). All other models include an additional

set of four DIP switches (Group B) to configure additional operational functions.

Group B Dip Switches (Select Models)

Group A DIP Switches (All Models)

Select Battery Type—REQUIRED

CAUTION: The Battery Type DIP Switch setting must

match the type of batteries you connect, or your batteries

may be degraded or damaged over an extended period of

time. See "Battery Selection," p. 8 for more information.

Battery Type

Gel Cell (Sealed) Battery

Wet Cell (Vented) Battery

Select Low AC Input Voltage Point for Switching to

Battery—OPTIONAL*

Voltage

105V

95V

85V

75V

* Most of your connected appliances and equipment will perform adequately when your Inverter/Charger's High AC Input Voltage Point is left in the factory setting and its Low AC Voltage Input

Point is set to 95V. However, if the unit frequently switches to battery power due to momentary high/low line voltage swings that would have little effect on equipment operation, you may wish to

adjust these settings. By increasing the High AC Voltage Point and/or decreasing the Low AC Voltage Point, you will reduce the number of times your unit switches to battery due to voltage swings.

Group B DIP Switches (Select Models)

Select Load Sharing—OPTIONAL (Not on 612 Models)

Your Inverter/Charger features a high-output battery charger that can draw a significant amount of AC power from your utility source or

generator when charging at its maximum rate. If your unit is supplying its full AC power rating to its connected heavy electrical loads at the

same time as this high charging occurs, the AC input circuit breaker could trip, resulting in the complete shut off of pass-through utility power.

To reduce the chance of tripping this breaker, Inverter/Chargers may be set to automatically limit the charger output. This keeps the sum of

the unit's AC load and charge power within the circuit breaker rating. This charger-limiting function has four settings, allowing you to

reduce the charger's draw lower and lower, as needed, if the AC input circuit breaker keeps tripping under the normal AC loads of devices

you have connected downline from the unit. The figures on the next page show how to set your DIP Switches to determine how heavy the

connected load can be on your Inverter/Charger before charger-limiting begins.

Switch Position

Down (factory setting)