Wire Gauge Chart; Equipment Connection; Inverter Start-Up - Tripp Lite PowerVerter PV 1000HF Owner's Manual

4.2 Wire Gauge Chart

Tripp Lite recommends using the shortest, heaviest gauge wire available to connect your PowerVerter
to a battery. You may use the chart below to determine the maximum safe length of a battery
connection cable of a given gauge at a given power output level.

4.3 Equipment Connection

With your equipment turned OFF, plug their AC cord(s) into the PowerVerter's AC receptacle(s).
• Tripp Lite does not recommend the use of any of its Power Inverters in any life support
application where a malfunction or failure of a Tripp Lite Power Inverter could cause
failure or significantly alter the performance of the life support device.
• Do not plug a surge suppressor, line conditioner or UPS into the PowerVerter's AC
receptacles.

4.4 Inverter Start-Up

Before using the PowerVerter, double-check all electrical connections for tightness and correct
polarity. Turn the PowerVerter ON. Then, turn connected equipment ON. Do not start the vehicle
while the PowerVerter is running. Turn the PowerVerter OFF first, then start the vehicle.
Since the PowerVerter is merely a converter of electrical energy, its AC output voltage
and frequency (60 Hz. nominal) will be proportional to its DC input voltage. As the voltage
of the battery connected to the PowerVerter begins to drop off, the output of the
PowerVerter will decrease accordingly. Heavy current draw can discharge your vehicle's
battery in a short time. Full output voltage and frequency can be maintained by running
your engine (the battery will also be kept charged while the engine is running).
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Power Output
to Equipment #6
Amps Watts Maximum Wire Length in Feet
2 240 14.5
4 480
6 720 4.5
8 960 3.5
15 1800 1.5
Wire Gauge
#4 #2
22.5 36
7 11 18
7.5 12
5.5 9
3 4.5
Warning!
Caution!
1/0 2/0
58 72
29 36
19 24
14 18
7.5 9.5