Fault Or Alarm Conditions; Low Battery; High Battery; Overload - Magnum Energy ME Series Operator's Manual

1. Operating the Inverter, continued

Fault or Alarm Conditions

The inverter monitors the AC Shore Power, the batteries and itself. Whenever a c o n d i t i o n o c c u r s
t h a t i s o u t s i d e t h e n o r m a l o p e r a t i n g p a r a m e t e r s , t h e i n v e r t e r w i l l take the necessary steps to
protect your appliances, batteries or itself from damage.

Low Battery

W h e n e v e r t h e b a t t e r y v o l t a g e r e a c h e s a l o w l e v e l , t h e i n v e r t e r w i l l i n i t i a t e L o w
B a t t e r y C u t o f f ( L B C O ) w h i c h a u t o m a t i c a l l y s h u t s t h e i n v e r t e r d o w n , a l o n g w i t h a l l
connected loads, to protect the batteries from over-discharge damage. The i n v e r t e r ' s L E D t u r n s
O F F t o i n d i c a t e t h e f a u l t c o n d i t i o n .

High Battery

As the inverter is charging, it constantly monitors the batteries. In the event the battery voltage
a p p r o a c h e s t o o h i g h o f l e v e l , i t a u t o m a t i c a l l y t u r n s o f f t h e b a t t e r y charger to protect the
batteries from damage. The inverter's LED turns OFF to i n d i c a t e t h e f a u l t c o n d i t i o n .
N O T E : H i g h b a t t e r y v o l t a g e m a y b e c a u s e d b y e x c e s s i v e v o l t a g e f r o m t h e a l t e r n a t o r ,
solar panels or other external charging sources.

Overload

D u r i n g i n v e r t e r a n d A C S h o r e P o w e r o p e r a t i o n , t h e i n v e r t e r m o n i t o r s t h e A C a n d D C
c i r c u i t s . I n t h e e v e n t o f a s h o r t -c i r c u i t o r o v e r l o a d c o n d i t i o n , t h e i n v e r t e r w i l l s h u t
d o w n . T h e i n v e r t e r ' s L E D t u r n s O F F t o i n d i c a t e t h e f a u l t c o n d i t i o n .

Overtemperature

D u r i n g i n v e r t e r o p e r a t i o n , i f t h e i n v e r t e r b e c o m e s o v e r h e a t e d , i t w i l l s h u t d o w n t o
p r o t e c t i t s e l f f r o m d a m a g e . T h e i n v e r t e r ' s L E D t u r n s O F F t o i n d i c a t e t h e f a u l t c o n d it i o n .
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