Additional Safety Features; Thermal Cut Off - Whistler PP200 Owner's Manual

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OPERATION
within the appliance or equipment being operated. If t h e
fuse(s) does blow, turn off and disconnect the appliance or
equipment from the inverter immediately, repair the re l a t e d
p roblem and replace the fuse(s). The fuse is easily accessed
either inside the lighter socket plug or inline on the hard w i re
c a b l e .
Note:
• Make certain to correct the source of the overload
which caused the blown fuse before turning your
inverter back ON (l).
The Power Source.
When the engine is off, most batteries will provide an ample
power supply to the inverter for one to two hours. The actual
length of time is a function of several variables including the
age and condition of the battery and the power demand
being placed on it by the equipment being operated with the
i n v e rt e r.
If you are using the inverter while the engine is off, we
recommend you start the engine every hour and let it run for
at least 10 minutes to re c h a rge the battery. We also re c o m-
mend that the device plugged into the inverter be turned off
b e f o re turning over the engine.
Although it is not necessary to disconnect the inverter when
t u rning over the engine, the inverter may momentarily cease
operation as the battery voltage decreases. When the invert-
er is not supplying power, and turned on, it draws very low
amperage from the battery (<0.40 A ).
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ADDITIONAL FEATURES
Automatic Shut Down & Related Safety Features.
Each inverter has an unique LED indicator warning light sys-
tem which operates in conjunction with the automatic shut
down feature. These indicator lights operate as follows:
GREEN LED: System re a d y.
YELLOW LED: System overload/automatic shut down.
Your inverter will shut down automatically when any of the
following problems occur:
1. The power input from the battery drops below
9.5 volts.
2. The power input from the battery exceeds 16 volts.
3. The continuous draw of the appliance or equipment
being operated exceeds the design parameters of the
inverter.
The inverters are also equipped with the following additional
safety feature s :
1. T h e rmal Cut Off:
Automatic shut down when the internal circuit tempera-
t u re exceeds standard design parameters for safe
operation.
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