Table Of Contents - Magnum Energy MMS1012 Owner's Manual

1.0 Introduction ..................................................................1
MMS Series Models ............................................................... 1
How an Inverter/Charger Works ............................................. 2
Inverter Applications for Mobile Installations ............................ 2
Advantages of Pure Sine Wave vs Modifi ed Sine Wave Inverter ... 2
Appliances and Run Time ....................................................... 2
Standard Features and Benefi ts .............................................. 3
Battery Temperature Sensor .............................................. 6
2.0 Installation ....................................................................7
Pre-Installation .................................................................... 7
Unpacking and Inspection ...................................................... 7
Locating and Mounting the Inverter ........................................10
Wiring Guidelines ................................................................13
DC Wiring ...........................................................................14
DC Wire Sizing and Overcurrent Protection .........................14
DC Overcurrent Protection ................................................15
DC Grounding .................................................................16
DC Cable Connections ......................................................17
Battery Bank Wiring ............................................................18
Inverter to Battery Bank Wiring ............................................18
DC Ground Wire ..............................................................19
DC Negative Wire ............................................................19
Battery Temperature Sensor .............................................19
DC Positive Wire .............................................................19
AC Wiring ...........................................................................20
Neutral to Safety Ground Bonding .....................................20
AC Wiring Connections .....................................................21
AC Wire Size and Overcurrent Protection ............................21
AC Input Wiring ..............................................................22
AC Output Wiring ............................................................24
Ground-Fault Circuit Interruption Breakers .........................25
Functional Test ....................................................................25
3.0 Operation ................................................................... 27
Operating Modes .................................................................27
Inverter Mode .................................................................27
Standby Mode ................................................................28
Protection Circuitry Operation ...............................................32
Inverter Start-up .................................................................33
ON/OFF Switch ...............................................................33
Status LED Indicator .......................................................33
Factory Default Settings .......................................................34
4.0 Maintenance and Troubleshooting ...............................36
Recommended Inverter and Battery Care ...............................36
RV/Marine Off-Season Storage ..............................................36
Resetting the Inverter ..........................................................37
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