Xantrex XPower Inverter 3000 Installation Manual page 16

Choosing an Appropriate Location and Mounting Orientation
Appropriate Location
The inverter must only be installed in a location that is:
Dry Do not allow water or other liquids to drop or splash on
it.
Cool Ambient air temperature should be between 0 and
40ºC
(32 and 105ºF)—the cooler the better within this range.
Ventilated Allow at least 3" (76 mm) of clearance around the
inverter for air flow. Ensure that the ventilation
openings on each end of the inverter are not
obstructed.
Safe Do not install the XPower inverter in the same
compartment as batteries or in any compartment
capable of storing flammable liquids like gasoline.
Close to Do not use excessive DC cable lengths: they increase
battery wire resistance which leads to voltage drop and
heating. Consequently, they reduce available power
and run-time. Longer AC wires are preferable to longer
DC wires: voltage drop is less of an issue and the cost
is lower.
Protected Do not mount the XPower inverter where it will be
from exposed to gases produced by batteries. Battery gases
battery are corrosive, and prolonged exposure to battery
gases gases will damage the XPower inverter.
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Mounting Orientation
The XPower inverter must be oriented in one of the following
ways:
Horizontally on a vertical surface. (Do not mount with the
n
fan pointing up or down.)
On a horizontal surface.
n
Under a horizontal surface.
n
Figure 3 Approved Mounting Orientations
Non-sinusoidal
output onl y .
Non seulement de
sortie sinusoïdal e .
REMOTE
RESET
POWER FAULT
PUISSANCE FAUTE
Xantrex XPower 3000 Installation Guide