High Surge Appliances; Trouble Appliances - Xantrex XPower Powerpack 400 Owner's Manual

Operation

High Surge Appliances

The wattage rating of AC appliances is the average power
used by the appliance. Appliances such as televisions,
computer monitors and appliances with motors consume
much more power than their average rating when they are
first switched on.
Although
power up to 600 W, some appliances may exceed the
capabilities of the
inverter's safety overload shutdown circuit.

Trouble Appliances

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CAUTION
The output of the Powerpack's inverter is non-sinusoidal.
Some equipment may be damaged by the inverter's modified
sine wave output (non-sinusoidal).
Some appliances, including the types listed below, may be
damaged if they are connected to the inverter:
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Note
inverter, contact the manufacturer of the device.
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XPower Powerpack
Electronics that modulate RF (radio frequency) signals
on the AC line will not work and may be damaged.
Speed controllers found in some fans, power tools,
kitchen appliances, and other loads may be damaged.
Some chargers for small rechargeable batteries can be
damaged. See
Appliances" on page viii
Metal halide arc (MHI) lights can be damaged.
: If you are unsure about powering any device with the
can supply momentary surge
XPower Powerpack
"Precautions for Using Rechargeable
for details.
and trigger the
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