Power Drive 300 - Manual (Page 5)

Connect the Power Cables to the Battery:
1. Connect the cable from the Negative Terminal (Black) of inverter to the
Negative Terminal of the battery.
2. Connect the cable from the Positive Terminal (Red) of the inverter to the
Positive Terminal of the battery. You might observe a spark when you make
this connection since current can flow to charge capacitors in the inverter.
CAUTION
: Reversing the polarity of these cables (positive to negative) will
result in damage to the RPPD300 and will void the warranty.
3. The inverter is now ready to deliver AC power to your loads. Press the
Power Button to on. If several loads are to be operated by the inverter, turn
them on separately, after the inverter has been turned on. This will ensure
that the inverter does not have to deliver the starting currents required for
all the loads at once.
To Operate Inverter from Power Port:
Connect red and black ring terminals as described above and insert plug into
power port. Make sure the power port socket is clean and provides a tight fit
for the plug.
NOTE: The Power Button turns the control circuit in the inverter on and off. It
does not disconnect power from the inverter. When the button is in the off
position, the inverter draws no current from the battery. When it’s in the on
position, but no power is being supplied to a load, the inverter draws less
than ½ amp from the battery. This is low current draw. It would take more than
a week to discharge a 100 ampere hour battery at this rate depending on the
age of the battery. For safety disconnect the RPPD300 from the battery when
not in use.