Hardware / Materials Required; Tools Required; Wiring; Ac Connections - Magnum Energy ME Series Operator's Manual

2. INSTALLATION
2. Pre-Installation, continued

Hardware / Materials Required

Conduit, strain - r e l i e f s a n d a p p r o p r i a t e f i t t i n g s
1/4" mounting bolts and lock washers Electrical tape
Wire ties

Tools Required

M i s c s c r e w d r i v e r s
Drill and drill bits
Level

Wiring

Pre-plan the wire and conduit runs. For maximum safety, run both AC and DC wires/cabling in
( s e p a r a t e ) c o n d u i t . D i r e c t c u r r e n t w i r i n g , d u e t o i t s p o t e n t i a l t o g e n e r a t e R F I , s h o u l d
b e t i e d t o g e t h e r w i t h e l e c t r i c a l t a p e . W i r i n g a n d i n s t a l l a t i o n m e t h o d s m u s t c o n f o r m
t o a l l a p p l i c a b l e e l e c t r i c a l c o d e s .
N O T E : R u n D C c a b l i n g i n t w i s t e d p a i r s , k e e p i n g t h e r u n s a s s h o r t a s p r a c t i c a l .

AC Connections

U s e # 1 0 A W G ( o r l a r g e r ) T H H N w i r e f o r a l l A C w i r i n g . T h e i n v e r t e r ' s A C t e r m i n a l
blocks accept up to #6 AWG wire.

DC Connections

B a t t e r y t o i n v e r t e r c a b l i n g s h o u l d b e o n l y a s l o n g a s r e q u i r e d . I f u s i n g # 2 / 0 A W G
cables, do not exceed 5 feet (one way) for 12 VDC systems.
Crimped and sealed copper ring terminal lugs with a 5/16" hole should be used to c o n n e c t t h e
b a t t e r y c a b l e s t o t h e i n v e r t e r ' s D C t e r m i n a l s .

AC Grounding

T h e M E S e r i e s i n v e r t e r / c h a r g e r c o n t a in s a n i n t e r n a l n e u t r a l-t o -g r o u n d s w i t c h i n g
c i r c u i t f o r t h e A C e l e c t r i c a l s y s t e m .
WARNING: The AC shore power neutral must be grounded ONLY through the shore power cable. Do not
ground AC to the vehicle's chassis.

DC Grounding

The inverter/charger should always be connected to a permanent, grounded w i r i n g s y s t e m . F o r t h e
m a j o r i t y o f i n s t a l l a t i o n s , t h e n e g a t i v e b a t t e r y c o n d u c t o r i s b o n d e d t o t h e v e h i c l e ' s
s a f e t y -g r o u n d i n g c o n d u c t o r ( g r e e n w i r e ) a t o n l y o n e p o i n t i n the system. The size for the
conductor is usually based on the size of the largest conductor in the DC system. DO NOT connect the
battery negative (- ) cable to the v e h i c l e ' s s a f e t y g r o u n d . C o n n e c t i t o n l y t o t h e i n v e r t e r ' s
n e g a t i v e b a t t e r y t e r m i n a l . I f t h e r e a r e a n y n o n -f a c t o r y i n s t a l l e d D C a p p l ia n c e s o n b o a r d
t h e v e h i c l e , D O N O T ground them at the safety ground. Ground them only at the negative bus of the
DC load center (as applicable).
Level
Pliers
P e n c i l o r M a r k e r
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1/2" wrench
Wire strippers
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