Samlex America SAM-3000-12 - Manual (Page 3)

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SECTION 1 | Safety
important Safety inStructionS
This manual contains important information regarding safety, operation, maintenance
and storage of this product. Before use, read and understand all cautions, warnings, in-
structions and product labels, plus your vehicle’s battery manufacturer’s guidelines. Failure
to do so could result in injury and / or property damage. The following safety symbols will
be used in this manual to highlight safety and information:
Warning!
indicates possibility of physical harm to the user in case of non-compliance.
!
caution!
indicates possibility of damage to the equipment in case of non-compliance
i
info
indicates useful supplemental information.
Warning!
to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, explosion or injury
1. Do not connect in parallel with another AC source e.g. Utility AC Distribution Wiring /
generator. This is NOT a Grid Tied Inverter!
2. Disconnect appliance plug from outlet strip or turn off the inverter before working on the
appliance. Multiple Outlet Power Strips with switches and circuit breakers only interrupt
power to the “Hot” receptacle terminals.
3. Precautions when working with batteries
• Batteries contain very corrosive diluted Sulphuric Acid as electrolyte. Precautions should be
taken to prevent contact with skin, eyes or clothing.
• Batteries generate Hydrogen and Oxygen during charging resulting in evolution of explosive
gas mixture. Care should be taken to ventilate the battery area and follow the battery manu-
facturer’s recommendations.
• Never smoke or allow a spark or flame near the batteries.
• Use caution to reduce the risk of dropping a metal tool on the battery. It could spark or short
circuit the battery or other electrical parts and could cause an explosion.
• Remove metal items like rings, bracelets and watches when working with batteries and also
use caution when working with metal tools. Batteries can produce a short circuit current
high enough to melt / weld metals and thus, cause severe burn.
• If you need to remove a battery, always remove the ground terminal from the battery first.
Make sure that all the accessories are off so that you do not cause a spark.
4. Do not make any electrical connections or disconnections in areas designated as
iGnition protecteD. This includes 12VDC Power Plug (Cigarette Plug) connections and
terminal connections.
5. This is not a toy - keep away from children.
6. Do NOT insert object into the air vents.
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