Connecting The Equipment Ground; Grounding Locations; Figure 1-4 Dc Panel Connections; Table 1-3 Recommended Equipment Ground Cable Size - Xantrex Freedom HF 1000 Installation Manual

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Connecting the Equipment Ground

WARNING: Fire hazard
Never operate the
ground. A fire hazard could result from improper grounding.
The
Figure
the inverter's chassis to the ground.

Figure 1-4 DC Panel Connections

Grounding Locations

You must connect the equipment ground stud to a grounding point—
usually the vehicle's chassis or DC negative bus ground—using
recommended copper wire (if insulated then green insulation with or
without one or more yellow stripes) or larger.
For recommended equipment ground cable size, see below.

Table 1-3 Recommended Equipment Ground Cable size

Application
Recreational Vehicle
Marine
Note: There are no restrictions on length for the equipment ground cable.
In general, the equipment ground cable size must not be smaller than one
AWG size than the supply cable.
1–14
Freedom HF without properly connecting the equipment
Freedom HF has a ground stud on the side of the unit as shown in
1-4. Follow the guidelines in
Minimum equipment ground cable size
(Stranded cable is recommended)
a No. 8 AWG
b No. 3 AWG
No. 1/0 AWG
a.Based on US National Electrical Code NFPA70, Article 551, par. 551-20c 2005
version.
b.Based on ABYC E-11 11.18 dated 07/03
This guide for use by qualified installers only
"Grounding Locations"
Equipment
ground stud
(Freedom HF 1000)
(Freedom HF 1800)
975-0395-01-01
to connect