Wagan ower Inverter - Manual (Page 4)

Slim Line 1250 Watt Power Inverter by Wagan Tech
USE R ’ S M A NUA L — Please read before using this equipment.
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T R O UB L E SH O O T I NG
C ondition S olution
Poor contact Clean contact parts thoroughly
Battery v oltage is
too low
Start the engine to recharge the
battery. Replace the battery if
needed.
Shutdown on
ov erload
Reduce the wattage of inv erter’s load
Thermal shutdown Allow the inv erter to cool down by
reducing the load or turn it off for a
while.
Receptacle has no
power
Check the receptacle wiring.
HINT S
Adding E xtens ion C ord
If you need extension cord, we recommend the use of an
extension cord between the AC output of inv erter and
AC appliances. You may use up to 100 ft. of high quality
extension cord. A long cord will result in reduced output
power.
B uzz in audio s ys tem
Some stereo systems and “boom boxes” will emit a
buzzing noise from their loudspeakers when operated
from the power inv erter because the power supply in the
dev ice does not adequately filter the modified sine wav e
produced by the power inv erter. The only solution is to
use a sound system that incorporates a higher quality
power supply.
O perating a T V
Picture tubes hav e a degaussing coil that uses a high
initial surge of power to light up the screen from a “cold
start”. If the TV does not start up on the first try, switch
ON the TV ev ery 2 - 3 seconds until the screen comes
on. Sometimes, it may take 2-5 tries before starting.
T elevis ion interferenc e
Operating of the power inv erter can interfere with
telev ision reception on some channels. If this situation
occurs, the following steps may help to allev iate the
problem.
1. Make sure that the chassis ground lug on the back
of the power inv erter is solidly connected to the
ground system of your v ehicles.
2. Do not operate high power loads with the power
inv erter while watching telev ision.
3. Make sure that the antenna feeding your telev ision
prov ides an adequate (“snow free”) signal and that
you are using good quality cable between the
antenna and the telev ision.
4. Mov e the telev ision as far away from the power
inv erter as possible.
5.
Keep the cables between the battery and the power
inv erter as short as possible and twist them together
with about 2 to 3 twists per foot. This minimizes
radiated interference from the cables.
M A I NT E NA NC E
Very little maintenance is required to keep the inv erter
operating properly.
DE SC R I PT I O N
3000W P eak P ower — allow you to power appliances
that require a large amount of initial (peak) power to
work (such as many TVs and motor-power equipments).
L ow B attery Alarm — the inverter sounds an audible
alarm then turns itself off if the source battery becomes
too low.
Auto S hutdown/R es et P rotec tion — the inverter
temporarily shuts itself down to protect itself from
ov erheating.
O verload/S hort C irc uit P rotec tion — the inverter
automatically turns itself off if the connected load is too
high or if it shorts.
F us e — the inverter comes with fuse/s already installed
and can be changed if it is damaged.
Dual AC O utlets — allows you to power up to two
appliances at the same time.
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