Operating Tips - Challenge IN350 Instruction Manual

Operating Tips

The Power Inverter transform 12V battery voltage into 230V mains voltage
that letting you to use your domestic equipment on the move e.g. on
camping, caravans, on a boat and in you car etc. The output makes the
inverter suitable to use equipment e.g. Play stations, CD, portable DVD, TV
set, lap tops etc.
Current Draw of Equipment
Most electrical tools, appliances and audio/video equipment have a label
indicating power consumption in amps or watts. Check to ensure that the
power consumption of the item you will be using is below the rating of your
inverter. The inverter ratings are as below:
Output Rating
Model
230VAC, Max. 350W, 1.40A
INV350
Resistive loads are easiest for the inverter to drive, though larger resistive
loads, such as heaters and cookers, would require more wattage than the
Inverter can deliver on a continuous basis.
Inductive loads, such as TVs and stereos (devices with a coil or
transformer in it) may require more current to operate than a resistive load
of the same wattage reading. Televisions may require several times their
wattage reading to 'start up'.
This condition may require repeated ON/OFF switching of the inverter
in order to get them started.
Experimentation is the only means of determining whether the inverter can
handle the surges required to start a particular load.
NOTE: IN350 inverter will not operate most appliances designed to
produce heat, such as hair dryers, irons, heaters, toasters and coffee
maker etc. The current draw of these items is beyond the capacity of
this unit. You should use a power inverter and power source with
high capacity.
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