Torque R Equirements; Ac Main P A Nel; Circuit Protection; Wire R Outing - Magnum Energy RD1824 Operator's Manual

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T o r q u e R e q u i r e m e n t s
Torque a ll AC wiring connections to 1 6 inch pounds . Torque D C ca ble connections
to 1 0 - 1 2 foot pounds .
A C M a i n P a n e l
I f the ins ta lla tion will be powering a wide- ra nge of a pplia nces throughout the
vehicle, a n AC m a in pa nel is often recom m ended. T his is s im ila r in a ppea ra nce a nd
function a s y our hom e's circuit brea k er pa nel, prov iding a n a dditiona l level of control
a nd protection for the v a rious circuits . Alwa y s refer to electrica l codes for s a fe wiring
pra ctices .
C i r c u i t P r o t e c t i o n
I f us ing a AC m a in pa nel for dis tribution, a lwa y s us e brea k ers tha t prov ide the
correct a m pere bra nch circuit protection in a ccorda nce with the Na tiona l E lectric
C ode. T he brea k ers m us t a ls o be properly ra ted for the a pplia nces tha t will be
powered.
NOT E : B oth AC a nd D C dis connects / overcurrent protection m us t be prov ided a s pa rt
of the ins ta lla tion.
W i r e R o u t i n g
D eterm ine a ll wire routes throughout the v ehicle both to a nd from the inverter.
C onductors tha t a re a t ris k to phy s ica l da m a ge m us t be protected by conduit, ta pe,
or pla ced in a ra cewa y. C onductors pa s s ing through wa lls , bulk hea ds or other s truc-
tura l m em bers m us t be protected to m inim ize ins ula tion da m a ge s uch a s cha fing.
D uring the ins ta lla tion, a lwa y s a void pla cing conductors nea r s ources of cha fing
ca us ed by v ibra tion or cons ta nt rubbing.
C A U T I O N : A l w a y s c h e c k f o r e x i s t i n g e l e c t r i c a l , p l u m b i n g o r o t h e r a r e a s o f
p o t e n t i a l d a m a g e p r i o r t o m a k i n g c u t s i n s t r u c t u r a l s u r f a c e s ,
b u l k h e a d s o r w a l l s .
Ty pica l routing s cena rios a re:
AC I nput wiring from the s hore power s ource to the inverter
AC I nput wiring from a genera tor ( optiona l) to the inv erter
D C I nput wiring from the ba tteries to the inverter
AC Output wiring from the inverter to the coa ch's AC m a in pa nel or to dedica ted
circuits
B a ttery Tem pera ture S ens or ca ble ( optiona l) from the inverter to the ba tteries
R em ote C ontrol ca ble ( optiona l) to the inv erter
G round wiring from the inverter to a n ex terna l v ehicle ground
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